[AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Anyone here applying or has got a place in a gap year schemes?

[slotcars12]

what gap yeah programs are there for IB or consultancy? the only one i know of is PWC.

[AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

there were a couple of other firms as well Bank of England, Delloite, Rothschild, KPMG to name a few, yea and Pwc. Most are finished recruiting for this year, see if anyone made it on to any of them.

[tomoli]

Im on the Deloitte one - start next tuesday. Should be in Finance and Accountancy though.

[steve2006]

yep me too on the Deloitte one.

A couple of my mates are on the BOE one being Mervyns bitch for a year.

List of all the ones last year that i can think of:

PWC
Deloitte
KPMG
Deutsche Bank
Bank of England
Rothschild
Accenture

[uthinkilltellu]

i took a gap year last year, but i didn't do a scheme (temped through an agency) and travelled for a bit in CEE. Enjoyed it immensely, but the problem was that i've forgotten most of what i've learned at school, that and lack of interest in economics, made my 1st year at uni very hard indeed.

[AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

@ Steve and tomoli, what A-levels results did ya get and was the application for Deloitte difficult?

[chooklet]

Originally Posted by tomoli

Im on the Deloitte one - start next tuesday. Should be in Finance and Accountancy though.

I'm applying for Deloitte at the moment. Do you have any tips?

[AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Originally Posted by chooklet

I'm applying for Deloitte at the moment. Do you have any tips?

for 2008 or 09? The website says all places are filled for 08.

[chooklet]

Originally Posted by AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

for 2008 or 09? The website says all places are filled for 08.

For 2009

[Inter-Company]

Originally Posted by AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@ Steve and tomoli, what A-levels results did ya get and was the application for Deloitte difficult?

no the application is not that difficult - it is the same for the other big3/4 that run the scheme, although KPMG has got the toughest tests which you have to sit but that as expected being it from KPMG (i.e. they expect high calibre etc etc)

[tomoli]

No tips. Just be yourself. If you are good enough then you will get through no problems. Nothing about the application process is difficult.

[fblade]

80% doing Actuarial placement.

[tomoli]

Steve, you in insurance and investment management?

[steve2006]

Originally Posted by AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@ Steve and tomoli, what A-levels results did ya get and was the application for Deloitte difficult?

I got AAAaa. You need ABB for the program but i would recommend having an AAA prediction as they usually pick thoses with AAA predicted. Anything less than an AAA prediction would be rejected at the final stage i am sure. The application form was easy to fill out but the online tests did get hard at some points. The first interview was fine as long as you are prepared for the competencies (found on their website). The final assessment is the only real hard bit with the group, email and final partner interview. I understand that this application process is the same at graduate level so its quite difficult for a sixth former to do.

Good luck with it

[steve2006]

Originally Posted by tomoli

Steve, you in insurance and investment management?

im in Corp tax mate.

You looking forward to it? I really cannot be arsed to work lol

[tomoli]

Originally Posted by steve2006

im in Corp tax mate.

You looking forward to it? I really cannot be arsed to work lol

Kind of. Working 9-5 is going to be a bit of a shock, but its a good experience I suppose. Are you?

Are you london office?

[Mos Def]

Originally Posted by uthinkilltellu

i took a gap year last year, but i didn't do a scheme (temped through an agency) and travelled for a bit in CEE. Enjoyed it immensely, but the problem was that i've forgotten most of what i've learned at school, that and lack of interest in economics, made my 1st year at uni very hard indeed.

Haha...my fears exactly...

[steve2006]

Originally Posted by tomoli

Kind of. Working 9-5 is going to be a bit of a shock, but its a good experience I suppose. Are you?

Are you london office?

na couldnt get london. i got St Albans as i applied very late

[La Haine]

Originally Posted by fblade

80% doing Actuarial placement.

You doing it this year or next?