So, in the UK this is the time when students in their second year start applying for summer internships to investment banks/consultancy firms

Not sure how it works in america but i heard there they do mostly on campus recruiting, whereas in england it is through online application forms (followed by numerical testing, then phone interviews, then real interviews, then asessment centres etc.etc.)

So is anyone pursuing this path?

I just finished my JPM numerical tests.. hoping for the best!

Always thought starcraft players are smarter than average people so more likely to be good at this line of work (depending on your department)

InFiNitY[pG]

Germany3466 Posts

October 22 2009 14:04 GMT

I did do an internship in the US, not in that business tho. I used an internship agency to get it (which cost a shitload of money in hindsight). From my limited experience it's pretty damn hard to get one on your own if you are not currently in the states to come by for an interview. The job market in the US is way more dynamic than anywhere else, you can get hired or fired within minutes basically.
A friend of mine actually did an intership there as well and got fired because they cut jobs, which meant that she had to leave the country obviously.
Your best bet imo is to seach for bigger companies with offices in both the US and the UK, so you can contact the UK office and try and find out if you can get an internship in one of their US offices through them.
I think overall bigger companies are more likely to take foreign interns so you should try your luck there first.

JustQuitWarcraftIII

United States679 Posts

October 22 2009 14:08 GMT

I am trying to get an internship in accounting right now as a 3rd year student. However the bad American economy has made the competition more intense than before. I have applied to 8-9 different companies so far and got rejected by all.

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

October 22 2009 14:09 GMT

Back in Australia I had an internship with Ernst&Young. It was only for a period of 3 months but I really enjoyed it. That's also the reason why when I got back to VN, I decided to start my career as an auditor =P All the best to you!

BrTarolg

United Kingdom3574 Posts

October 22 2009 14:41 GMT

Wow sounds way more difficult in the US

haha well im only applying to firms in london really, most of my applications have already been sent off, i have no plans of going to the US

alffla

Hong Kong20321 Posts

October 22 2009 17:43 GMT

On October 22 2009 23:09 nayumi wrote:
Back in Australia I had an internship with Ernst&Young. It was only for a period of 3 months but I really enjoyed it. That's also the reason why when I got back to VN, I decided to start my career as an auditor =P All the best to you!

lol good luck as an audditor i heard u have to work 2 billion hours nonstop.

my sis is in pricewaterhousecoopers

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

October 22 2009 18:55 GMT

On October 23 2009 02:43 alffla wrote:

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lol good luck as an audditor i heard u have to work 2 billion hours nonstop.

my sis is in pricewaterhousecoopers

During my internship I was working from 8 to 2 in the morning =D It was mad fun though because after 5, we turned on music and ordered take-aways XD! Then we started conversations such as "So last Friday I was with this girl/guy ..." and there were always laughter all the way from 5 to 2 in the next morning. That and we got paid @ OT rate as well.

t_co

United States702 Posts

October 22 2009 19:04 GMT

On October 22 2009 22:29 BrTarolg wrote:
So, in the UK this is the time when students in their second year start applying for summer internships to investment banks/consultancy firms

Not sure how it works in america but i heard there they do mostly on campus recruiting, whereas in england it is through online application forms (followed by numerical testing, then phone interviews, then real interviews, then asessment centres etc.etc.)

So is anyone pursuing this path?

I just finished my JPM numerical tests.. hoping for the best!

Always thought starcraft players are smarter than average people so more likely to be good at this line of work (depending on your department)

Good luck. I interviewed in the US through several alumni (relationships which I cultivated through my first and second years mainly through my fraternity). Not sure if these bonds are as strong in England. Maybe prep school bonds are (e.g. Eton)?

Pacifist

Israel1683 Posts

October 22 2009 20:02 GMT

Yep, at my school its mostly on campus recruiting, which I used to apply to pretty much every job in investment banking / consulting / sales and trading / research / etc. for both internships and for full time recruiting. In the US there's not too many of the testing or "assessment" centers and it's usually just a first round interview followed by a final round interview, or there might be three rounds of interviews.

BrTarolg

United Kingdom3574 Posts

October 22 2009 20:54 GMT

#10

Heh well from all the events i have done with jpmorgan i am feeling pretty good right now, even though it is for technology (would be my second choice over trading/structuring - but i still think i would fit really well in technology and it has many ups too)

One thing i am worried about is how my CV looks - it is very different from most peoples (more descriptive and no bullet points) - however most people who have read it have given me positive reviews saying that it seems better that way and it stands out.
If anyone wants to have a look PM me haha

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

October 22 2009 21:29 GMT

#11

In my opinion CV's format is a very subjective matter. Most people prefer it to be in bullet points because it's easier to read/skim through, especially when you have hundreds of them on your desk. Having said that, even though yours might be more descriptive, if it's nicely constructed and written, I don't see why it should be a problem. If anything, it proves that your English is superb (haha since you're from the UK i guess it's not that important, but for a non-native English speaker like me, being good at English is one hell of an advantage).