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Third year economics student at York University explains how she converted her equity research internship into a job offer from Goldman Sachs
What does it take to get a graduate job in equity research at Goldman Sachs? We’ve already looked at what equity research at Goldman Sachs involves, but if you want to know about succeeding in the recruitment process, Katherine Chan, a third year economics student at York University (with a graduate offer of an equity [...]
GRADUATE CAREERS COACH: What will the conversion rate be for this year’s intern classes, who influences whether you get a full time offer?
As part of a new series on eFinancialCareers, an experienced graduate recruiter is willing to answer some of your careers-related questions Nadia Capy-Osgood is a seasoned graduate recruiter who’s worked at various investment banks and is now a project manager for Graduate Solutions, an independent firm which operates graduate recruitment programmes for different firms in [...]
Passionate first year intern says spring week was all he’d hoped for, and so much more
I’ve just completed a spring week internship at a leading investment bank. When I arrived, I wanted to see what the life of an investment banker was really like. Now that I know, I can say that I hope I’ll be back again for longer soon. The warmth of the welcome, the calibre of my [...]
This is where you can still get a summer internship in financial services for 2012
Unbelievably, there are still some summer internships in accountancy and insurance left. Predictably, they’re all at small firms and they all close soon. If you’re still looking for an internship related to financial services for 2012, you might want to try here: Allianz Internship Area – Insurance Location – UK (city not specified) Deadline – Not [...]
Indefinite internships come to investment banking
Times are changing. As some banks rethink their strategy, graduate programmes are anecdotally being cut quite heavily. The same does not, apparently, apply to internships. “Most firms are still offering a similar number of internships because they involve less commitment than making a full time graduate hire,” says Nadia Osgood at Graduate Solutions, a recruitment [...]
The four things that will really ingratiate you during spring week at an investment bank
If you’re one of the lucky handful of first year university students that has managed to secure a place on an investment bank’s spring insight week, don’t under-estimate its significance. Yes, they’re generally painted as a chance to introduce yourself to the industry; a little taster before you seriously consider your career aspirations, but the [...]
INTERVIEW QUESTION: Halifax, graduate position, finance
Question: How important is loyalty to you? Answer given: Loyalty is very important in the business and with the human resources as well. There is a massive impact of customer or employee loyalty in the financial viability of the business. Companies must ensure and make ways to gain the loyalty of the people who work [...]
If you’re getting desperate, here’s where you can still get a summer internship for 2012
Yes, you’re right; most of the deadlines for summer internship applications were at the end of last year. However, some banks are still recruiting, and so are the accounting firms. We’ve hunted down some of the remaining financial services internships in the UK, and made a list for you. Some of the deadlines are the [...]
GUEST COMMENT: Why I wish I’d chosen RBS over Goldman Sachs
I am a final year student at a well known UK university. I have been to numerous insight events and have done three top tier front office spring weeks. When it came to applying for summer internships, I was therefore full of confidence. I applied to all the usual large investment banks and went to [...]
GRADUATE RECRUITERS SPEAK CANDIDLY: Half this year’s intern offers and almost all graduate offers have been made already
If you’ve applied for a graduate position in an investment bank starting in 2012 and you haven’t received an offer yet, you probably won’t get one. The deadlines for most graduate applications have either passed already or will pass soon. Even though some banks’ deadlines aren’t until the very end of November, most offers have [...]
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