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Why would they pay summer interns the same as analysts and trainees a lower salary and no bonus? That seems awfully cheap of them...

 

Who told you they pay summer interns the same as analysts? I know SG don’t. Can say for SG specifically their Trainee programme is trash because they barely convert anyone just use it for essentially cheaper grads for a year.

 

Not sure if you know the SG Trainee program and its reputation, but its one of the, if not the worst on the street.

You used to get paid ~£25k GBP, work sweaty hours, and not get a conversion. Horrific culture.

Heard they bumped M&A to ~45k, still criminal for the hours, but other teams such as Project Finance may not have been bumped.

 

Thank you for the insights. 

That’s exactly what I wanted to confirm, I had also heard that salaries had been raised.

I have a FT offer for next year and was thinking about the trainee programme as a filler and wanted to get some more insights. Not converting wouldn’t be a problem. 

Thanks again.

 

To add to that since you’re an intern there are no bonuses. Not unheard of for some MM firms to pay in the 50-55 range but at least you’re getting a 40-60% bonus at the end of the year and a guaranteed job with more money for the next.

 
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I used to work at soc gen and was under this soc gen trainee program in nyc.

I do not recommend. Only take the program if you have no other options. 
 

- You get paid hourly

- I only got 5 vacation days off (i did not get the same benefits as full timers)

- no bonus

- there is rarely a conversion. Many teams use the full time internes to hire people to do full-time work while keeping costs low. 
- my comp was around 50k

credit agricole has a similar program andni heard they dont oay a bonus, or at max will give you 20k while you work sweatshop hours.. Soc gen does not pay bonuses to first years from what i heard.

the only french bank i recommend is bnp, there is a reason why they are doing so well.

 

I am currently in process with SG CIB trainee program. I wonder if there is any problem if I did not do full 12 months? e.g., after 6/7/8 months I do a full time or a better off-cycle at another better bank in London? Will there be any problem in background check for my new employer, or ask me to pay visa fees, etc. Thank you! 

 

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