Advice for IB SA 2024 in London
Hi everyone,
I'm an italian third year student in Bocconi (4.0 Gpa) and this September I'll start the Bocconi MSc Finance. My goal is to find an internship in IB in London for the next summer. I have done an exchange semester in a good european uni (think esade, ie, sant gallen, etc) and a 3 months internship in financial services audit in a big4.
I would like to start preparing in advance for the recruitment session, do you guys have any advice to share?
Thanks for reading.
First of all congrats on getting into the MSc.On the application front you are doing well to prepare in advance - most positions will open in August/september, it's important to apply asap, and the online tests/hirevues/interviews/ACs will be in September/October/November, exactly when your first semester will fully kick in and will have a lot to study and group assignments - 1st semester of the msc in finance at Bocconi is notoriously tough.Thus ideally you would need to arrive at end of August where you are fully prepped, not only with insightful cover letters for each bank and a well written cv but also with behaviorals and technicals very well prepared.Search on YouTube Intern Game Plan (small channel, has less than 1000 subs), it will be very helpful to understand and prep for the whole process.Final remarks: if you are a straight white male, your odds to land a SA offer in London are even more stacked against you, therefore keep in mind that it's super important to absolutely nail the online tests and hirevue questions. Once you get to interviews you are given a chance as everyone else that gets to that stage and only the best prepared gets the offer, but before this stage it's mostly about automatic CV screening, online tests and gender and diversity quotas. Btw, since you come from Bocconi bachelor as well, you will most likely be better prepared technically than other countries' candidates, but take it as a chance to build on this and make a good impression in the interview rather than slacking off or overlooking this part of the prep.Lastly, in case you do not get a SA offer, you will most likely apply to IBs in Milan. Keep in mind that interviews there are 90% technicals, way tougher than London interviews, so you should prepare accordingly.Get started as soon as you can and you will be very well positioned for any opportunity.
Really helpful, thank you! Could I ask you some more question in private?
Yes of course!
disgusting interviews at milan offices, among the worst I have heard in terms of technicals, similar to moelis in frankfurt
So recruiting for SA 2024 London starts when? And do London IB/PE firms appreciate/care for networking as much as US ones do?
If so when is the best time to start networking? What’s the timeline for landing a SA offer if you can be specific?
Thanks
- starts around august/september
- no networking
Next time try to use the search function, this has been said multiple times
I've heard that those from European/finance-focused schools get thrown more technicals on average at the BB interviews. Since you guys study MSc's in Finance, there is a higher expectation of you in a way.
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