The IB&C Pre-University Thread for School and A Level Pupils

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Reply 40

PorcineAviation

Democratic Mo

Or get work experience at a local bank e.g. hsbc, santander or Barclays.

Or why not work as a shop assistant!

If you don't know, don't post. Seriously.

Reply 41

Econight

Would be really suprised if you secured any place in an IB without contacts. Good luck though, I settled for Llyods TSB :frown:

Reply 42

abcmaths

I do actually have a close family contact who is an MD at a major bank although I haven't had a great deal of luck by going down that route so bit stuck if it is just reliant on contacts :-/

Reply 43

PorcineAviation

You're in year 11. Who gives a **** anyway.

Just get good grades, then worry about it at university.

Reply 44

The IC Guy

I did mine at Fidelity, contact though I'm afraid.

simple answer: NO

PorcineAviation

Or why not work as a shop assistant!

If you don't know, don't post. Seriously.

Any work experience = better than none tbh, irrespective of usefulness on a CV.

Anyway unless you're the child of a banker (and even then it's unlikely you'll get work experience in an IB) getting work experience in a retail bank branch is the closest a year 11 student will most likely get to relevent work experience.

I mean seriously. When I worked part-time at John Lewis, the kids that came in the summer for work experience couldn't even fold towels. Do you really think an IB is going to have anything useful to do for them?

Reply 47

PorcineAviation

paddy

Any work experience = better than none tbh, irrespective of usefulness on a CV.

In Year 11 it's leisure time wasted.

Reply 48

Democratic Mo

PorcineAviation

Or why not work as a shop assistant!

If you don't know, don't post. Seriously.

He is in Year 11. Anyone work experience would do. The only real one he can get is:

http://www.bankofenglandjobs.co.uk/opportunities/gap-year-internships/work-experience-and-vacation-employment/

That's about it.

Contacts

Viraj_c

The Windsor Fellowship runs the I have a Dream programme with Deutsche for Ethnic Minority students. Goldman run an insight day too. Morgan Stanley does run a programme - you have to pester HR for details though.

Do you have a link to the goldman insight day thing or do you have to email them?

loggins

Yeh, Printernships are all the rage!

Seriously though, look at Rothschild, Deloitte, KPMG for year long programs pre uni.

Could you also provide a link to any of these programmes as I cant seem to find them

Reply 51

loggins

loki276

Could you also provide a link to any of these programmes as I cant seem to find them

http://tinyurl.com/yzmcrhs

http://tinyurl.com/y9mdkaz

http://tinyurl.com/yd46ftp

:rolleyes:

and how about next time you stop being such a lazy ****.

Reply 52

username350927

loggins

http://tinyurl.com/yzmcrhs

http://tinyurl.com/y9mdkaz

http://tinyurl.com/yd46ftp

:rolleyes:

and how about next time you stop being such a lazy ****.

Oh lol I thought they were insight days :frown:

Reply 53

loggins

loki276

Oh lol I thought they were insight days :frown:

Nope, hence why I wrote "year long" originally.

Go on their websites and research it to find out about insight days.

Reply 54

username350927

loggins

Nope, hence why I wrote "year long" originally.

Go on their websites and research it to find out about insight days.

ok thanks for helping out

Reply 55

uthinkilltellu

Is that really what's on the minds of the current cohort of year 11s? Man, all I cared about back then was how to get past that ghost creature in Thief and how to get a wet finger (not at the same time though). Seriously kids, chill out. It's all good and for your own social development, as being able to hold a conversation is a vital tenet of succeeding in banking.

Reply 56

mcp2

Thread is pissing me off, all the London PwC insight days have been filled since this thread was made. Ediats.

Reply 57

loggins

mcp2

Thread is pissing me off, all the London PwC insight days have been filled since this thread was made. Ediats.

Apologies, I forgot this thread was made especially for you and not for the future benefit of any IB&C readers.

Reply 58

Zweihander

mcp2

Thread is pissing me off, all the London PwC insight days have been filled since this thread was made. Ediats.

Dont worry it's just PwC, they have no standards at all.

Reply 59

manchild007

loki276

Do you have a link to the goldman insight day thing or do you have to email them?

It was held twice a year, once in November and once in February, but they've changed it from 2010 onwards. It will be held in October, and is for women only as its sponsored by the GS 10,000 women initiative.

Source - GS Representative came to school to promote girls from our school to apply to it.

Could you also provide a link to any of these programmes as I cant seem to find them

Literally Google the KPMG, PwC and Deliotte programmes, and its the first results. KPMG and PwC also have one-day insight days open to everyone (unlike GS above).