2018 FT/Off-cycle London Recruiting Timeline Megathread

UPDATED AS OF 10/01/2018

Title says it all - the 2018 FT IB mainly covers the US schools so I thought I'd start one for London ones.

BBs: Goldman: Closed (apparently had to attend an August networking invite, apparently offers are out NEW: IBD sent out Hire vues a few weeks ago) JPM: Open - received email saying that my application was under consideration now lol MS: Closed (early bird closed 31st July 2017, someone has said that recruiting is over, OFF-CYCLE/SA News: Seems like last AC is this Sat, if they don't find enough candidates, they'll open another one) DB: Open, someone has an offer CS: Closed - apps have been reviewed (but post submission it says that they'll only review in November???) UBS: Open (rejected for FT post video interview already) Barclays: Full, but apparently opened their FT apps (rejected for FT post second online test already) Citi: Open (someone's been rejected for Off-cycle already, already interviewing for FT (IBD and CMO (AC)) and off-cycle NEW (CMO's done, IBD apps still under consideration but head count is mid-high single digits)

Wells Fargo: M&A analyst was available but now it's gone

EBs: Moelis: Open (Online tests handed out), First Rounds 20th Oct, Final Rounds week of 30th Oct Evercore: Closed (networking invites sent, networking rejections sent as well (28 September 2017), phone interviews are out, DARTMOUTH REACHED OUT AND SAID IT WAS CLOSED) PWP: Closed (full intern class conversion - CONFIRMED RECEIVED EMAIL FROM HR) PJT: Open / Closed (comments below says its closed, converted 5 of 6 interns, poached a few from other banks, no confirmations yet) Centreview: closed (networking invites out, AC invites out (11/10/2017) Houlihan Lokey: Open? summers + off-cycles Lazard: Open (Hand an AC 28th Sept) Rothschild: Closed (phone interviews are out, offers out as well)

Others Gleacher: closed (all positions filled) Jefferies: Closed Commerzbank: Not available RBC: Closed (recruitment complete) Mizuho: Closed MUFG: Closed BMO Capital Markets: Tried applying got referred to a FT app (not grad) HSBC: No FT this year -> need to apply for internship (off-cycle) (did test on the 6th, received pass on the 20th, still under consideration (October 16th?????), 1st AC completed, offers are out) DC Advisory: Closed (1st Rounds done, 2nd rounds done, AC done) RBS Robert W. Biard: N/A Nomura: Open (ACs are on going as of 11/10/2017) BNP: Closed Soc Gen: No info Natixis: Opens in April

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