*****First Year Internships any news????????****

OP

ya i know its true....anybody NOT heard from morgan stanley and JP Morgan yet or am i the only one?

Reply 61

TheAP

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cheerfulsakib

ya i know its true....anybody NOT heard from morgan stanley and JP Morgan yet or am i the only one?

I have not heard from MS, JP Morgan, GS. Though I admit, my applications were pretty ****.

CSFB- didn't attach a cov letter! UBS -rejection.

RBS have given me an extension...ML project-not eliminated yet!

Reply 62

slinec.

That is quite shocking. Surely it's a bit over the top though isn't it. It's not like the pass mark for these online tests is like 90% or anything is it? Surely they'd be intelligent enough to do it themselves?

Reply 63

OP

wots rbs?????

Reply 64

Madinina

royal bank of scotland

Reply 65

$ingh

interview for JPM spring week (date not set yet)
assessment centre for Morgan Stanley - 1st march
UBS 2nd round essay submitted.

Reply 66

slinec.

That is quite shocking. Surely it's a bit over the top though isn't it. It's not like the pass mark for these online tests is like 90% or anything is it? Surely they'd be intelligent enough to do it themselves?

Depends on the test, but 90% is typical for 'pass mark'.

Some tests are harder than others etc etc

Ultimately, the judging method is usually taking the top performers in the test rather than just assigning some magical pass mark.

Reply 67

Lawgal

Hi all,

I've heard back from JP (rejection) no word from Morgan Stanley/GS, I've sat the online test for RBS, which I'm certain I did very badly on! and I have an interview with Lehman.

Good luck to you all, and keep the board updated!

Reply 68

Madinina

do you know if many of the IBs issue summer internship offers at the end of these spring programs?

Reply 69

matthieum

do you know if many of the IBs issue summer internship offers at the end of these spring programs?

Goldman do. Most, if not all others, don't. But at the end of it, feel free to try and ask for one or see what is on offer.

UBS had a position going in their back office relating to design of financial educational materials and website redesign which was only publicised to those on their Spring programme. Didn't apply since it sounded a little... dull.

Reply 70

JrW

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President_Ben

Goldman do. Most, if not all others, don't. But at the end of it, feel free to try and ask for one or see what is on offer.

UBS had a position going in their back office relating to design of financial educational materials and website redesign which was only publicised to those on their Spring programme. Didn't apply since it sounded a little... dull.

So if Goldman can assign internships as a result of their spring course, does that mean you can do an internship in your first year?

Reply 71

portugal

No, at least not with my friend who got one. They can give you an internship for your second year. One of my friends tried to get an internship in her first year after the spring week but was told to wait till the following year.

Reply 72

AlphaX

So if Goldman can assign internships as a result of their spring course, does that mean you can do an internship in your first year?

It is as per usual. ie. Not in the first year summer.

"Internships are 10 week interviews for the graduate scheme"

Reply 73

dyniol

President_Ben

It is as per usual. ie. Not in the first year summer.

How about some back office internship/experience in the first year summer? Is it possible to arrange that during the spring things? Just to get to know the corporate culture of the organisation etc...

Reply 74

pogel17

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Hi,

Interviews coming in thick and fast now. Heard back from RBS and have got a final selection day on Fri 3 March. Beauty of this one is that i've already taken an online numerical test so its just an interview now.

That makes 3 interviews in one week for me next week. Still not as bad as a finalist i spoke to, who had 8 interviews in London in a week. He could hardly speak when he got back!

Reply 75

OP

I have a spring week offer from GS. So, I could get an offer for a 2nd year summer internship if i work really hard?

Reply 76

mangomaz

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cheerfulsakib

I have a spring week offer from GS. So, I could get an offer for a 2nd year summer internship if i work really hard?

Congrats! Yes you can, you just have to work really hard and kiss a lot of arse. I'd say the latter is more important.

Reply 77

OP

yay! that shouldnt b a problem then

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