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eivoquraf

Can I just ask, which banks have opened their applications?

goldman sachs and ubs are open

i think maybe nomura too but i haven't checked their site

jp morgan have an off cycle internship open. deadline august 15

not sure about anyone else

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eivoquraf

ASM

goldman sachs and ubs are open

i think maybe nomura too but i haven't checked their site

jp morgan have an off cycle internship open. deadline august 15

not sure about anyone else

Cheers. Do many second years do off-cycle internships?

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ASM

eivoquraf

Cheers. Do many second years do off-cycle internships?

I don't know but maybe someone else can answer that for you; I'm a recent graduate.

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yoyo462001

ASM

goldman sachs and ubs are open

i think maybe nomura too but i haven't checked their site

jp morgan have an off cycle internship open. deadline august 15

not sure about anyone else

JP Morgan year placement deadline is 15th August? :headfire:

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ASM

yoyo462001

JP Morgan year placement deadline is 15th August? :headfire:

off-cycle internship (6 months)

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yoyo462001

ASM

off-cycle internship (6 months)

I've just seen there 12 month one (london office) for operations has opened yet, nearly made me run to apply :colondollar:

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LSEactuary

KLL

oh, thats been known for over a year.
doesn't have anyaffect on RBS' investmetn banking at all.
in fact it was odd that they had that in the first place and didn't wind it down earlier. because all they did was have their weaker brand compete against the market leader with identical product.

OVER A YEAR!!! I only read about it a few days ago...

Although it doesnt directly have an impact on the IB division it has some impact on the overall business and so i mentioned it.

Does anyone know if all the BBs deal with applications on a rolling basis (because I was told by GS that they do but read on this forum that they collect them all and then review it).

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kaikakine

hi guys,

anyone knows when off cycle internship will start? i imagine it will be from end of september.

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CS_Prodigy

my cover letter is around 439 words long, is that normal?

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Dumb Economist

CS_Prodigy

my cover letter is around 439 words long, is that normal?

Normally it should be 441.... :smile:

I read some where - that they rarely read the covering letter. :p:

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CS_Prodigy

do you need opening and closing comments on online application cover letters?, i've read on some websites, that you need to, and some says its not neccessary

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KLL

LSEactuary

OVER A YEAR!!! I only read about it a few days ago...

Although it doesnt directly have an impact on the IB division it has some impact on the overall business and so i mentioned it.

no it does not. unless you're in corporate banking. and even then, its only a tiny fraction of the busienss.

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figo0906

ASM

goldman sachs and ubs are open

i think maybe nomura too but i haven't checked their site

jp morgan have an off cycle internship open. deadline august 15

not sure about anyone else

sure about goldman? just logged in with my username from last year...there are still all my applications from the last years circle..

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Verne_Lundquist

Hi guys, quick question about the online apps, specifically when they ask you for your A-levels/GCSEs.

I'm an EU citizen but attended high school in the US, therefore I have no A-levels/GCSEs. What information should I enter in these boxes?

High School GPA? ACT Score?

I feel bad because I don't have all of the extra information to provide...

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CS_Prodigy

Verne_Lundquist

which app are you filling in? they should provide you an option to choose the qualification you've done, i.e. a drop down box

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ThePursuit

Guys, which of the banks ask you to take the online tests before they look at your application?

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Verne_Lundquist

CS_Prodigy

which app are you filling in? they should provide you an option to choose the qualification you've done, i.e. a drop down box

well, it does in fact have a box for ACT scores which is nice...but I still feel bad that I don't have the GCSE and A-level stuff! Since I have already finished university and am attending an MSc, do you think they will care about my high school info very much anyways?

also, I did the Nomura application and it had a page where you were asked to provide 'university education subjects and grades". once again, I attended university in the USA, so I am not entirely certain what this means. did they want me to fill in the grade i received in each university class??? because i took approximately 8-10 classes per year, so that would require filling in almost 40 lines!
i assumed that they didn't want this, so i just provided them with my overall and major GPAs. hopefully i am correct?

thanks for any help you can provide

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Verne_Lundquist

I have four final questions pertaining the application process in Europe and specifically the UK (went to university in the USA so this is all totally new to me)

1) when the application form asks you to describe your work/extra-curricular experience, is it ok to just copy and paste what you have on resume or do they expect you to write it in essay format and provide further details?

2) how important are the "why investment banking", 'why UBS etc" questions at the end of the applications? do you need to write a really super answer or are they not that important (in USA, this isn't important at all). Also, how long should these responses be- I feel I wrote adequate responses but they were only like 3-5 sentences each.

3) which banks allow you to apply for more than one position? for example, UBS only allows you to apply for one position within one division so I chose IBD, though I was hoping to apply for UBS Asset Management as well. Ideally i'd like to be able to apply to the IBD-M&A,Coverage; S&T, and Asset Management divisions for all the banks I apply to, but it seems this isn't always possible (I think credit suisse lets you apply to 3 different positions though)

4) does it really make a big difference whether I apply now or during the first week of September?

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maghreblover

figo0906

sure about goldman? just logged in with my username from last year...there are still all my applications from the last years circle..

yup, goldman is open. I logged in as well with my username from earlier this year and my details are still there. I also spoke to HR. Just go fill in what you're now applying for, change what you want to change and submit when you're ready.