***Application Help From Former Morgan Stanley Employee***

Hi All - I'm offering advice and support for those applying to spring weeks / summer internships / industrial placements in investment banking and S&T.

A little about me: I worked at Morgan Stanley in the Institutional Equities Division (within sales and trading) for over a year on the industrial placement scheme, and have done a summer internship at HSBC in Global Markets. I've been through the process of applying to these schemes multiple times at all the big banks so I know what they are looking for in an excellent application.

I offer a range of services, DM me prices/details or for specific requests:

- Full CV review
- Full Cover Letter review
- CV and Cover Letter review package
- Tailored interview help

Good luck to everyone applying!

For which university did you go?

Hi Manvith - I studied economics and finance at the University of Exeter

Do you know what are the target and semi-target universities that banks target?

Targets: Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, LSE, Warwick

Semi Targets: Exeter, Bristol, Bath, Durham

Nottingham and QMUL?

Neither are targets. I know a few people in banking who went to Nottingham, don't know anyone from QMUL

Then is Nottingham a semi-target?

what types of subjects do most people study in university who work in investment banking?

I would say no, that doesn't mean you can't get into banking if you go there, it just means you're less likely to have employer events and the uni most likely won't have a relationship with any of the big banks which means less tailored application support.

You can pretty much study anything and get into IB. The only real criteria is that you're smart and work hard. I know people who did biology, languages, history etc.

That being said, physics/mechanics/comp sci grads tend to do well as it's proof you're at least pretty smart, and economics/finance will of course give you a good level of basic knowledge.

Does the same targets and semi-targets apply to middle office and back office roles?

I have received offers from Bath, Nottingham, and Bristol. Which is better to get a job in an investment bank and to which university will they hold most employer events?

For what subject? Bath has very good links to banking and many of the people I worked with at Morgan Stanley went there so that would be my top pick. Bristol second and Notts last.

all for BSc economics?

Got it, yeah I would say Bath, then Bristol, the Notts