SEO-U Investment Banking

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has completed the SEO-U program and has any feedback on it. Is it basically a guaruntee of future acceptance into the SEO Internship program? Im doing it as a freshman and it is alot of work and im wondering if its really worth it

 
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Did anyone else get this email?

Dear Prospective 2016 IB Candidates: As a result of your hard work to date and positive engagement in the SEO-U program, you have been selected to be a part of an accelerated process. We are inviting you to participate in two rounds of mock interviews with a SEO program manager which are designed to build on your hard work and to help prepare you for the Fall recruiting season for Summer 2016 internship opportunities.

The wording seems to imply that some of us have already been selected. I wonder if they send it out to everyone who was initially invited to SEO-U.

 

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I got the same message too. I'm really curious if these are the interviews that will eventually get us into SEO. There doesn't really seem to be a clear bridge from SEO-U to SEO.

 

hmm I got a different email.

Dear SEO-U IB 2016 Candidates,

We wanted to follow up and encourage you to sign up for an investment banking coaching call as soon as possible. The recruiting season for next Summer is already underway so it is important that you are engaged with SEO so we can work together towards getting prepared.

Please sign up for your initial coaching call with one of our experienced bankers using the link below by September 2nd.

 

Uh, dude, SEO is not looking so good for you... I got

Our sincere apologies for any confusion caused by the Interview / mock interview emails you may have received over the past week. We have fielded some questions and wanted to provide clearer, individualized feedback regarding your next steps. Please disregard the instructions provided in the previous emails.

The goal of the mock interviews and coaching calls is the same as always - accelerating your development in preparation for the Investment Banking internship selection process in the fall. We will use the mock/practice interviews as a diagnostic tool to shape your feedback. SEO Career IB firm partners will conduct their own formal interviews for selected candidates. The outcome of that process will determine whether or not you are part of the SEO Career intern class of 2016.

 

Apparently the SEO process is changing now. In the past you used to interview with SEO directly and then if you were accepted, they would place you at a bank. Now it looks like you interview with the banks directly.

 

yea well I'm a sophomore anyways so I'm probably not even eligible for the upcoming summer. Curious, did you guys actually do every webinar/ problem set over the summer? It was definitely overwhelming at times.. Also, kind of a bummer that they're changing up the selection process. Since the individual firms now hold their own interviews/make decisions independently , is there any tangible benefit besides the training (which is top notch btw)?

 

You still could have possibly gotten a SA position as a sophomore. I signed up basically for everything, from the assessments, webinars, coaching calls to recitations. I did't really watch the all webinars thoroughly till recently though.

SEO is still a pretty prestigious group and it definitely says something to the bank, even if they only forward your resume. Getting the first interview is half the battle anyways. But I like to think thehumancalc is right, where the banks will guarantee to take in x many SEO interns.

 

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