The "Is this university/course good enough for banking/consultancy?" thread

Those bold bits are my problem. You 'think'. Unless it's filling in my competency questions (which it isn't according to the rest of the bold) it isn't going to save much time cause i will have to check through it as well. I sent off around 35 applications this year, and i can tell you that 1% of the time was filling out my address, grades etc, the rest was comp questions. It's not a big deal filling out my name, address, grades etc.

ye well it obviously won't fill in competency questions because they should be unique to every application.
Myself, and the majority of people I have spoken said they would love to spend more time on competency questions, as thats the only thing unique about the initial application. You must be extremely fast at typing. Filling in at least 7 sections of generic information took me and a lot of people I know a very long time. But each to their own. Seems as though UCL, and those people supporting it on FB, would find it useful...

Don't get me wrong. It's a good idea. I just don't want to be the Guinea Pig on it. If in a years time everyone's going on about how great it was, then i would consider using it, but for the time being, i'm fine with the old way of filling in applications.

I think that the service they offer wouldn't make any mistakes otherwise to be honest, i don't think they would offer the service in the first place. Surely they would have thought of that as one of their main possible problems and fixed it.
In terms of spamming, any place u sign up to does it when you give your email address, its just really easy to opt-out.
Hack into your email address? This is a company that appears to have been supported by UCL...don't think they would attach their name to something that would do that. Plus with loads of people not being able to secure places with companies, I think helpyouapply are going to be teaming up with some SME companies to offer their customers more possibilites for jobs...so they would probably be helping us out?
In terms of leaving a trail..that is impossible. I'm not sure if you have filled in applications for internships,etc before? This company is only actually filling in your generic information, i.e name, address, grades, etc. Plus you are the one who clicks send on your application. So for example, lets say helpyouapply fills in 10 applications for you in like 3 days, all you do is answer the personal questions, check it through quickly, and click send.
Tbh, its actually receiving a lot of support from university students who have filled in applications. Plus as i mentioned, I think the fact that its been credited by UCL and one of their students are running it, don't think anyone would be an idiot to use it. I study at UCL, i secured an internship with a top bank, and I would definitely use it.

Does it also fill out thinks such as uni and work experience? Cause that costs a surprisingly large amount of time for me and I might consider that. How do they make money?

Quick question, which course/university is most likely to make it into front office IB?

Accounting & Finance @ Warwick
or
Economics @ Bristol/Bath/Nottingham
or
Maths @ Durham/Bath/Bristol

??

Definitely A&F at Warwick. Only one there that's in the top 5 targetted unis by IBs, and their A&F course has a good rep for getting people into FO IB. The rest of them are near enough equal.

Thanks i thought that would be the answer! What would your advise be for someone starting A&F at Warwick this October in terms of what to do in the big summer break after final A2 exams and during first year of university. I know it seems lazy to ask a question like this but i would like to give myself the best chance at a job in IB then even if i fail i have something decent to fall into that is not so competitive like accountancy.

Well I'm starting university this year too, and it may even be at Warwick to do A&F as well! Haven't yet firmed yet gonna decide soon though.
But you've got the target university now, so the rest of the work needs to be done on yourself. I.e. boosting up your CV and improving your interview skills.
Try get some work experience, banks like any kind even working in supermarkets (they're looking for evidence of things like coping with stress, teamwork, etc), maybe take up some sports or other activities you cant put on your CV if you haven't already? And during university joining societies and stuff are useful I hear.

if you got A*AA- how come you ended up in Bham ?

ye they should be. it will focus on mainly internships, year placements, graduate schemes and spring insight weeks. But on request they can fill in any forms you like. They make money from customers using the service. From what I've heard its gonna be like £1.50 an application, or something ridiculously cheap like that, and the more you need filling in the cheaper it is.

No,no I meant, does it also will out the education and work experience section of the application forms?
Anyway, 1.5 is a bit steep.

Oh okk, ye it does. fills in everything apart from the answer to personal questions. really 1.5 is steep? with a discount..i wouldn't complain if I had to pay £10 to fill in like 15 applications. seeing as ucas charges like 22+ for what it does. how much would you expect it to be?

Don't know. A flat fee possibly? But 50 quid for 30 apps, not really a good deal.

no wont be 50, more you do, more discount. with 30 apps, you'll be looking at 30 quid max,