Spring Weeks 2012 Thread

I definitely wouldn't call BarCap soft. They're a relatively young IB with a very competitive mentality. It's pretty clear if you look at their hiring process, especially at the summer intern stage. I agree with your point about MS though.

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Reply 422

Marc Fiorano

Original post by i_hate_teeth

On the other hand a director in trading told me that he wants to have coffee with me :colondollar:

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Shut the **** up.
Your troll posts are really just getting ridiculous now, first your attempts at flattering yourself were borderline amusing but now it's just almost patronising that you think the readers are gullible and naive enough to believe your drivel.

Reply 423

Original post by Marc Fiorano

Shut the **** up.
Your troll posts are really just getting ridiculous now, first your attempts at flattering yourself were borderline amusing but now it's just almost patronising that you think the readers are gullible and naive enough to believe your drivel.

I am being 100% honest.

Don't ask what I'm up to on on the engineering side of things...

Reply 424

Cabine Sono Qui

Original post by i_hate_teeth

I was this close to getting the head of European Investment banking at barcap's card but a fagg from lse ****ed it up for me. On the other hand a director in trading told me that he wants to have coffee with me :colondollar:

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Reply 425

When applying for spring weeks, how much emphasis is placed on work experince?

If I go to a non - target uni, (Durham) but have several work placements including 2 BB's, 1 mid mark market bank, 1 interdealer broker and an investment management company, will this stand me in good stead? Despite the fact that I am coming from a non - target.

Reply 426

woods.vanessa

Original post by CityTrader

When applying for spring weeks, how much emphasis is placed on work experince?

If I go to a non - target uni, (Durham) but have several work placements including 2 BB's, 1 mid mark market bank, 1 interdealer broker and an investment management company, will this stand me in good stead? Despite the fact that I am coming from a non - target.

Durham is a great uni! And your work exp should put you in very good stead. You've definitely had more experience than most - I haven't had any!

Reply 427

Marc Fiorano

Original post by CityTrader

When applying for spring weeks, how much emphasis is placed on work experince?

If I go to a non - target uni, (Durham) but have several work placements including 2 BB's, 1 mid mark market bank, 1 interdealer broker and an investment management company, will this stand me in good stead? Despite the fact that I am coming from a non - target.

That level of work experience would put you in a very, very strong position (as far as CV goes). Remember that a non-target uni doesn't mean banks won't recruit from there, just that they don't actively go out looking for students from that uni. Uni brand is one thing but your work experience trumps Oxbridge + no work experience imo.

Although I would imagine your interviews will be more difficult than for somebody who's had no experience. They'll really grill you on what you've done, see how you've learned from it and maybe even include more technical questions.

Best of luck.

Reply 428

Original post by woods.vanessa

Durham is a great uni! And your work exp should put you in very good stead. You've definitely had more experience than most - I haven't had any!

Ok thank you for your reply and encouragement, and good luck with your apps!

Reply 429

Original post by Marc Fiorano

That level of work experience would put you in a very, very strong position (as far as CV goes). Remember that a non-target uni doesn't mean banks won't recruit from there, just that they don't actively go out looking for students from that uni. Uni brand is one thing but your work experience trumps Oxbridge + no work experience imo.

Although I would imagine your interviews will be more difficult than for somebody who's had no experience. They'll really grill you on what you've done, see how you've learned from it and maybe even include more technical questions.

Best of luck.

Thanks mate, that is positive and encouraging to know. I guess when I do the experince, I will be able to find alot more about the spring programmes. I'll be around a couple of the banks when the interns are there, so will ask some q's about it then!
Cheers and best of luck with your apps.

Reply 430

Going to Durham makes zero sense if you know you want to work in investment banking. Trust me.

Reply 431

Original post by i_hate_teeth

Going to Durham makes zero sense if you know you want to work in investment banking. Trust me.

Why?

Reply 432

Original post by CityTrader

Why?

All the investment banks are in London.

Reply 433

Original post by i_hate_teeth

All the investment banks are in London.

Why does that bother me, when I have a decent list of companies on my CV already? If it's because the IB's don't go up to Durham as much as UCL then quite frankly it makes no difference. what difference does an hours presentation from an IB going to make?

I've met quite a few Durham grads in the City, and theres even a poster on the TSR who went to Durham to do a completely irrelevant degree and is now in FO at a BB.

Reply 434

Marc Fiorano

Original post by i_hate_teeth

All the investment banks are in London.

So by that logic it wouldn't make sense to go to Oxbridge. You don't have to be at a London uni :facepalm2:

It just makes it easier to attend networking events, but that's all.

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Jan left Cambridge for LSE.

I guess it just depends on the individual.

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dogmatichurricane