Book excerpt: Career Guidebook for IT in Investment Management is a complete handbook that provides a guideline to careers in Investment Management(Asset Management ) IT. The idea behind the publication is to introduce IT professionals to the career paths in this sector of the financial services industry. The chapters in the book cover the following topics: overview of the business of Investment Management; business divisions of Investment Management that utilise IT professionals; types of IT careers in Investment Management; IT contract vs. permanent positions; skill needed for a career in Investment Management IT; issues with types of technology used in the industry; the future of IT careers in Investment Management; and much more.Career Guidebook for IT in Investment Management is an invaluable reference handbook for IT professionals. It is also useful for both undergraduate and graduate students in Information Technology - related degree programmes. This is another publication in the Bizle Professional Series.