Barclays SA to FT Group Switch
hi! i am an incoming summer analyst at barclays. because i didn't start networking till april, when most of the coverage groups have filled up intern spots, i will be working in a product group this summer. i'm planning to do my best learning and getting a return offer, but was wondering how easy/hard is it to change group for ft? fyi i'm interested in coverage because i'd like to exit to pe
additionally, what's the best ways to increase my chance of switching to coverage? i'm planning to coffee chat people i connected with from my school and during the group placement process who are in coverage. would love to hear from people who've made the switched or who saw friends did the switch at barclays!
thank you so much!
Barclays return offer is generalist. You go through the same placement process again. Get the return offer and you should be in a better position for the group you want for FT
Pretty misleading because most interns return to the same group for full time - especially in coverage. This is because of familiarity in the group. So the only spots in coverage that open up are typically from interns that are not accepting the return offer. Getting coverage for full time is pretty competitive (but definitely not impossible) if you didn’t intern in coverage.
Just kill it this summer and get good reviews and start networking early when it comes to full time placement.