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Reply 580

Swayum

daniajz

What won't help you much? stating on your cv something that you havent done yet just to submit it early?

Thnx

Because you haven't developed any skills from it yet, I guess.

Reply 581

daniajz

Swayum

Because you haven't developed any skills from it yet, I guess.

But you would have when you get to the interview stages. So is it bad to submit your cv with sth that you havent done yet to gain the advantage of being early?

So does it mean waiting to mid-late Sep to apply when one has done everything on the cv?

Reply 582

amar09

Just submitted my UBS app. I'm assuming the invitation to sit the numerical will follow soon. Is there a verbal test as well?

Reply 583

WokSz

daniajz

But you would have when you get to the interview stages. So is it bad to submit your cv with sth that you havent done yet to gain the advantage of being early?

Yes. The point of a CV is to show what you have LEARNED. Not what you will learn. Just read the above posts.

Reply 584

ciubix07

no verbal. there's a logical for ubs

Reply 585

messy17

What is the procedure for UBS upon successful completion of the tests?

Reply 586

eivoquraf

Milch

Thanks. Numerical followed by logic yeah? Did you pass them both?

Yep.

Think so, just says my app is under consideration now like BarCap.

You heard back yet wrt the tests?

Written my CL for RBS, gonna do the comp Qs tonight.

Reply 587

Verne_Lundquist

quick question:

when a competency question for a bank, say RBS, asks you something like "why do you believe this is the right vacation programme for you?"

is it ok, in addition to detailing all the wonderful aspects of the bank, to mention something along the lines of "the summer programme will also put in me position to be considered for the full-time graduate scheme with RBS, which I believe is an excellent place to start one's career blah blah...."

i want to let them know that i'm not just applying there to gain experience and then leave them for another bank for full-time recruiting, but perhaps it just isn't an appropriate thing to say at this stage? I really have no idea what these HR bastards want to hear.

Reply 588

Rocafella89

LSEfreak

For UBS S&T do you have to specify on the cover letter and interview exactly whether you want to do sales or trading? do you maths have to be splendid for a positon on S&T?

Yeah, you also have to be grammatically splendid.

Reply 589

Rocafella89

Swayum

I talked to a BarCap HR in Sales for you yesterday - she didn't seem very keen on mentioning stuff on your CV that you're GOING to do in the future, but said that you can as long as you make it very clear it's in the future. She also said it won't help you much.

Cool, thanks for that. I'm gonna wait to finish at the PE (21st of September) and then submit all my apps.

Reply 590

Rocafella89

Dan345

hey guys, i have no clue as to when i should submit my apps. currently, i want to spend a bit more time on my numericals and verbals tests, as im rusty on those, and may practise on interview skills. if i submit them on the 26 of sep, is that to late?

Practicing interviews before actually submitting your app..?

Reply 591

Rocafella89

Do RBS ask for AAA again this year?

Reply 592

username279486

Ali M

Do RBS ask for AAA again this year?

no. BBB aka 300 ucas points this year for most programmes

Reply 593

yoyo462001

AAA is a bit ridiculous to be fair.

Reply 594

ebam_uk

yoyo462001

AAA is a bit ridiculous to be fair.

Why would you say AAA is ridiculous? Surely its like a standard thing for most students at top uni's ( Russell Group) to have grade wise AAA+ etc!

Reply 595

yoyo462001

ebam_uk

Why would you say AAA is ridiculous? Surely its like a standard thing for most students at top uni's ( Russell Group) to have grade wise AAA+ etc!

Yeah but for RBS to be asking for that. It's not like they're GS or anything. Just seems like they over rate themselves with AAA. The fact they've changed it to BBB probably shows AAA was too high.

Reply 596

THEKID1991

I cant believe it I just went to take the test for Barcap and a new browser opened saying there was no assesment for me. When I went back to Barcap it said i completed online test.

Reply 597

AntoineUK

THEKID1991

I cant believe it I just went to take the test for Barcap and a new browser opened saying there was no assesment for me. When I went back to Barcap it said i completed online test.

Sucks to be you

Reply 598

Verne_Lundquist

THEKID1991

I cant believe it I just went to take the test for Barcap and a new browser opened saying there was no assesment for me. When I went back to Barcap it said i completed online test.

same thing happened to me. email technical support and they will reset the exam for you.

Reply 599

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Swayum

A lot of people there were morons and extremely ignorant - I couldn't stand that girl doing Classics, the one who asked a question about if she should also write her modules on her CV

I've always read that you shouldn't do this however the placements woman at my uni tells us to write down all the modules in our CV, even the ones in our second year which we haven't done yet and make our CV 2 pages long. Doesn't strike me as the right thing to do however she has advised many people before and people have landed roles in BBs (BO MO and FO) and other good places :s: