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Testing, Testing
Banks will test your numeracy, and logical and verbal reasoning skills from the initial application stage through to the final hurdle at their assessment centres, especially in EMEA and Asia-Pacific, so be prepared. The problem is, though, that different banks use different tactics when setting psychometric tests. Some will expect everyone to sit a numerical [...]
Graduate Recruiter Q & A ( No. 2 Deutsche Bank)
Isabella Crocker Vice president, APAC graduate recruitment, Deutsche Bank Q What would make you pick out one graduate CV over thousands of others you receive in Asia-Pacific? A It’s not purely about academics. Yes, candidates need to achieve a certain academic standard but they should also be able to show that they can manage their [...]
Graduate Recruiter Q & A (No. 3 – J. P. Morgan)
Larissa Goodwin Associate recruiter, J.P. Morgan Q What is the number one reason why applicants are rejected? A We assess the qualifications of an applicant based on a variety of factors. It’s difficult to specify one particular reason. We look at academic performance, work experience and leadership qualities. There are multiple factors that we take [...]
Graduate Recruiter Q & A ( No.1 – Societe Generale)
Laurence Raison Global head of talent management and people development, Société Générale CIB Q What are the top qualities you are looking for in your graduate recruits? A Honesty and integrity are top of the list: the candidate must share our values. Then curiosity, the hunger to learn and try new things. Finally, flexibility and [...]
Front Office Interviews
Three former students, now gainfully employed in front-office roles, give the inside scoop on what to expect during interviews for investment banking, sales and trading positions. Investment banking interviews (The author is a junior in a bulge-bracket bank in London) If you make it to the final round of an investment banking interview process, you [...]
The S.T.A.R. Interview Technique
T he S.T.A.R. technique may sound like a recipe for reality television success, but it’s actually the evidence and competency-based method of interviewing which is increasingly favoured by investment banks. S.T.A.R stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result, and is a method that allows the interviewer to assess your competencies (read ‘skills’ or ‘abilities’) as a [...]
CVs, Cover Letters and Applications
In recent years more banks have started to ask students to submit a CV in place of (or sometimes as well as) an application form. Here, three graduate recruitment professionals offer advice on how to approach the written application. CVs Length Ideally one page, but never more than two. Contact details Put your name in [...]
A local start
Banks value the diversity of an international workforce but securing a graduate place in a foreign location is not as simple as it once was. EMEA Most investment banks base the vast majority of their European graduate trainees in London, but new UK immigration restrictions are causing a headache when it comes to recruiting students [...]
Global Recruitment Timelines
EMEA Deadlines Most full-time graduate programmes closed between late October and mid-November, although some banks recruit into early December. Certain divisions, notably technology, operations and finance, have extended the recruitment process into the new year. Summer internship deadlines close in mid-January. Application form or CV Increasingly, banks are favouring CVs because of the volume of [...]
The Intern: A truthful four-point insider’s guide (free from HR rhetoric) on how to clinch an elusive investment banking internship
So you want to get that coveted front-office internship in an investment bank to add glitz to your resume, not to mention the attractive internship remuneration that will pay for your semester exchange/travel in Europe or the US. After failing in many interviews (then finally clinching an internship), here are some insider tips that will [...]
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