[adam0311]

(Original post by saks10111)
Are such programs only available in London/NY? It sucks being international sometimes lol

Nope nothing, only London--not even in NY.

[Jack-]

How does one go about getting work experience from say Barclays, Nationwide, Lloyds, etc.? I've not got anything to do in the summer, and I'd like to make it as productive as possible; given I'd like to go into banking, I figured trying to get work experience would be my best bet, and would help my UCAS application next year too...

If I were to send an email asking for work experience, what sort of things should I be putting in, other than why I want to do it? And which department, generally, should I be emailing?

(Sorry if I come across as stupid, but I've never done this before, and would rather ask than waste time asking the wrong people and looking like a tit.)

[wilson-nunn]

I was just wondering if anybody had heard anything back from J. P. Morgan yet, about their schools programme application. I ask because they said that applications closed on the 1st May, so that is it from now on.

Daniel

[Astronomical]

What is considered "business casual" dress? Shirt, suit trousers? A tie? Jacket? A jumper? I don't want to go dressed in all the wrong things, and look a fool.

[DeeDub]

(Original post by Astronomical)
What is considered "business casual" dress? Shirt, suit trousers? A tie? Jacket? A jumper? I don't want to go dressed in all the wrong things, and look a fool.

Different places have different interpretations of "Business Casual". The safest option is "Business" minus the tie and perhaps the jacket if the weather allows.

[Astronomical]

(Original post by DeeDub)
Different places have different interpretations of "Business Casual". The safest option is "Business" minus the tie and perhaps the jacket if the weather allows.

Well its this JP Morgan summer school next week. The email simply says "Attire: business casual"

Do you think a jumper would be alright? I don't like wearing just a shirt with no jacker/jumper, but I don't want to look daft.

Thanks for the help anyway, it's better than google/wikipedia could manage! Wikipedia says jeans are business casual.

[Zweihander]

Business casual = Business formal minus a tie.

[unknown demon]

(Original post by Astronomical)
What is considered "business casual" dress? Shirt, suit trousers? A tie? Jacket? A jumper? I don't want to go dressed in all the wrong things, and look a fool.

Wear a suit. You can always take your tie off at the event.

It is always better to be over dressed than under dressed.

[non]

for the people who are applying for JP Morgan what year are you all in?

[Miryo]

At degree level, is maths better or Economics for this kind of career?

[thamerz]

(Original post by Miryo)
At degree level, is maths better or Economics for this kind of career?

It doesn't really matter. Do what you are good at and interested in. They recruit a range of different degrees from English to Economics, etc..

[Tsunami2011]

(Original post by thamerz)
It doesn't really matter. Do what you are good at and interested in. They recruit a range of different degrees from English to Economics, etc..

Even archaeology and anthropology....

[KD35]

If I was to take a gap year before university, are there any internships I could get in that year? I'm thinking about IB but I'd like a bit of experience before I commit myself to it.

If not, I know there are like gap year programmes at places like Deloitte and PwC but will that give me any insight into what working at an investment bank is like?