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"Nick Maddock used to assume that being gay could only limit him on Wall Street. Instead, it opened a door.'I want to break that mold, the stereotype of what gay people want to be', said Maddock, 22, a senior at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, during a reception at the Out for Undergraduate Business Conference at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. Bloomberg reports that the OUBC organization covered Maddock&amp;rsquo;s travel and lodging expenses, putting him in contact with recruiters in the industries where he&amp;rsquo;s aiming for a job. Wall Street is paying special attention to young lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) applicants during the hiring process for college seniors. Beyond embracing gay rights, the country&amp;rsquo;s largest banks, brokerages and consulting firms are vying to retire their conservative image and try to improve profits along with diversity. 'The perception of Wall Street, historically, was that it&amp;rsquo;s very macho and doesn&amp;rsquo;t necessarily have space for difference', said Todd Sears, 37, a former investment and private banker who now consults on LGBT business opportunities. 'Companies are realizing that diversity is a smart business choice'. To access the complete Bloomberg article hit the link below Wall Street Courting Gay Students to Bolster Bottom Line BNP's Varene Sees Europe Passed by Asia in M&amp;amp;A Buyer Rebalancing image: &amp;copy; ToonariPostAnd the Best Place to Work in the global financial markets 2015 is..."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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