Internationals' London IB recruiting experiences?
Really wanted to hear about the recruiting experiences of internationals in London/Europe IB. How big a problem was the visa issue? A while ago there was a post asking about internationals' experiences in the US. I was wondering if anyone could share similar insights for London/Europe, preferably from the perspective of someone who did their MSc Fin/MiM from a top tier European college.
I suppose that landing client facing roles in continental Europe needs you to be native-level fluent in the local language? I'm native only in English, so I suppose London might be the best option. What do opportunities outside of IB i.e. in S&T, ER, Consulting, Corp Dev etc. look like?
international at a non-target, successfully recruited for many BBs SA. my only advice for you, would be if you re an international student then just study in the UK. it would make things easier. Also if you are diversity, use it to attend events
Could you tell me what program/university you went to? Is it cool if I DM you
yeah you can, but obviously I came here for undergraduate and would deffo not recomend my university or programme. Made things a lot harder than it needed to be
More difficult than in the US imo. Even at top tier master programs like LBS / HEC / Oxbridge, I've seen internationals (esp Asians and Indians) struggle to get interviews or proceed to ACs due to language & cultural/fit issues.
That doesn't bode well
No problem at all for me (non EU international at target). Not a factor at all in spring week interviews and summer role. Similar for most of my international friends
At a UK target for undergrad and experience in London IB
Pretty cool, but would it be like that for an international in a masters' programme too
Don’t see why not but probably best to target UK programs if looking at London (especially with the 2 year post study work visa introduced too which gives you time to do SAs/OCs and does not mean FT or bust)
I studied at a target MSc in continential Europe and most internationals got SAs and FTs as much as Europeans. Really not a big issue in my experience.
Languages are another story!
Did they get those offers in London or elsewhere? I suppose you meant London?
Yes, sorry, let me be a bit more specific.
Most people got offers in London, although I also know about some non-Europeans ending up in France/Germany/Switzerland. I have no clue about visas on the continent, but in my experience it's not a big deal in London.
My point about languages: knowing a European language is definitely a plus for IBD in London, although not knowing one will not put you at a disadvantage. If you know, say, Arabic, that can also be quite useful.
Is there some general rule that you can't do an SA unless you have one year of college left? So people in a one year masters can't do a SA after graduating?
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