BarCap opened apps for the Front Office Summer Insight Days yesterday...
Front Office Summer Insight Days
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Thinking about a career in Investment Banking? Barclays Capital is offering you a great opportunity to get a head start in your career research and the Investment Banking application process.
We will be holding two Front Office Summer Insight Days for 1st and 2nd year students from any degree discipline. If accepted you will:
- Gain an understanding of the Investment Banking industry as a whole, Barclays Capital as a firm, learn what the various divisions do and how they interact.
- Take part in interactive activities to learn about what we do, demystifying preconceptions of what a career in Investment Banking is all about.
- Get a feel for the buzz of the trading floor via trading floor tours and graduate work shadowing, viewing first hand what happens in an Investment Bank.
- Learn the art of networking and the importance this plays in day to day business
- Receive tips and an insight into the application, interview and assessment centre process.
- Above all, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet and network with Barclays Capital representatives from recent graduates to senior members across a variety of business areas.
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Front Office Insight Days will be held on the following dates:
Wednesday 6th July 2011 (Deadline for applications, Sunday 26th June)
Tuesday 27th September 2011 (Deadline for applications, Sunday 11th September)
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How to apply:
Please submit a one page CV and tell us in 100 words what has motivated you to apply to Barclays Capital and what insights you hope to gain from the day.
To assist us with work shadowing placements, please highlight any business areas of interest (work shadowing available in Global Financial Risk Management, Investment Banking Division, Quantitative Analytics, Research, Sales, Structuring, and Trading).
Finally please let us know of your date preferences.
Please apply to
[email protected]Places are limited so early applications are advised!
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Further Information
Return travel costs will be covered by Barclays Capital.
Please highlight your need for accommodation if you are based more than 1.5 hours from London.
We look forward to receiving your application!