Working in New York City


New York is the one of the world’s biggest business hubs and the major international portal into America’s Economy. It is headquarters to huge international companies and home to major branches of foreign industry.

The New York Stock Exchange is the best known example of high stakes New York business. Many of the major listed stocks also make up part of New York’s business districts. These include massive financial companies, major banks and insurance businesses, all of which have overseas holdings and expat employees. Other major industries are real estate, mass media and advertising.

Business culture is very similar to the UK and more formal than western parts of the USA. A brisk working schedule is normal in the financial world, sometimes with long hours. Often large international employers will give a lot of assistance to foreign employees and salaries should increase to compensate for the high cost of living.

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