Spring Weeks
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Spring_Week
Pre-Internships, otherwise known as Spring Weeks, are work experience opportunities offered by banks and financial
firms lasting between one and two weeks and taking place within the Easter holidays. Unlike internships, which are
almost exclusively targeted at penultimate year students, these opportunities are open to first year students (and second
years on a four year course).
Banks: Most large banks and investment banks offer pre-internship opportunities across a variety of divisions.
Royal Bank of Scotland
RBS offers spring weeks within both their Global Banking and Markets (IB) and Corporate and Institutional Banking
arms. Global Banking and Markets Division specific spring weeks in Markets, Banking, Operations and Technology.
Selection process comprises of online application (CV, covering letter and competency questions) and an assessment
centre (interview and tests). The week comprises of a day of training and inductions, a days introduction to investment
banking and RBS, two days of work shadowing rotations across your chosen division, and a final day comprising of an
assessment centre. 80% of spring interns are offered a place on the next years summer internship.
Goldman Sachs
http://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/students-and-graduates/our-programs/emea-programs/division-springinternships.html
Challenge yourself in a dynamic, diverse, and creative environment this spring. This two-week program will
give you an insight into our firm and a wider range of career opportunities within financial services. After you
complete this program you can explore our longer internship opportunities.Who Can Apply This program is
suited for first-year students on a three-year course and second-year students on a four-year course. While your
discipline or degree major is not important, we are looking for individuals who can balance teamwork and
competition, intensity and integrity, intellectual curiosity and leadership potential with a passion for excellence
and an interest in the financial markets.
Application Deadline : 6 January 2013
About the Program This two-week program will give you experiences in a wide range of financial services. As an intern
you will be working on real projects and have real responsibilities. Programs held in London will be hosted by the
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Finance Global Investment Research Internal Audit Investment Banking
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Important: You must specify all your location/division preferences at the time of application submission. If applying to
programs in multiple regions, please submit your application by the earliest program deadline date to be considered. Once
you have submitted your application you do not have the ability to edit your preferences, you can only go back to edit
your personal contact information.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Opportunities are available across all divisions. Application process consists of an online application (CV and covering
letter) and a telephone interview with HR.
UBS
UBS offers two insight programmes: UBS Insights and UBS Horizons. Horizons is the Insights programme, but with the
added bonus of a sponsored Operation Raleigh trip, as well as a guaranteed summer internship place. As such, it is much
more competitive.
Credit Suisse
Opportunities are available across the investment banking division and also support services (Operations, Technology,
Finance). Application process is an online application followed by a telephone interview (competency based) with a staff
member from the division you apply for.
JP Morgan
Spring Week in Technology Application process consists solely of an online application (CV and covering letter). The
programme lasts one week, and is based in the JP Morgan London offices.
Nomura
HSBC
Offers a Spring Week programmes in Global Banking & Markets (non-divisional). Selection process consists of an online
application form (including CV and competency questions). Following this your application is screened and test invites
are sent (note this is different from most banks that send out auto invites to tests). The final round is a motivational based
telephone interview. The 'week' is only 3 days and involves "on-the-floor work shadowing, building tours, seminars,
workshops, presentations and networking events with recruiters and business representatives." There is a possibility of
being fast tracked to the summer internship programme.
Professional Services Firms
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Offers a 3-day Insight Academy at different dates (one in April, one in June and one in September). Location is different
depending on the time you attend. Application process includes an initial online application (no questions asked or essays
required except for a 300 word summary of extracurriculars). Second stage is online testing when the candidate has to
take a numerical and logic test as well as a PwC talent test (i.e. situational judgement tets) and a personality test. Third
stage is a competency based phone interview. The list of competencies PwC is looking for is available on their website.
One or two straightforward questions will be asked on each competency and a why PwC/why this programme question.
Response after the phone interview is usually very quick, one or two days - but sometimes longer.
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