Sector Recommendations for graduate roles

As an undergrad who did not secure a Summer internship, I am still unsure what specific sector I am interested in targeting. I feel as though quantity over quality is a wasted approach when applying to internships and will yield similar results for grad roles, but I am also confident that I'd perform well in any division of an investment bank, hedge fund or PE firm etc. How do I select a discipline when there is only very limited information available about operations within roles, or does anyone have any recommendations for UK graduate programs that offer significant interdisciplinary carousel-style positions?

2 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Not sure what you mean by "sector" as in "sector group" or "industry" so I'm going to be showing bias here but FIG is a very difficult sector to understand, but if you do, it's a very good one that's helped me a lot in interviews. 

I used to be a FIG analyst at Uni for the student society and I've probably got a fair bunch of ER / IBD interviews from it (more for ER to be fair but still). 

I accepted an offer for FIG ER only because of the brand name but I plan to do an OC in FIG in the same bank because they're a top name and it's a good way of easing into the environment. 

I know others will disagree but it helped me so (shrug)

 

Rerum inventore voluptate et non. Nostrum facilis temporibus dolores. Autem molestiae est est culpa repellendus sed.

Et quidem sint consequatur et. Dolores labore commodi non eveniet officiis quis. Est voluptatem autem sed temporibus. Earum qui nam repellat assumenda fuga similique eaque. Quo sit voluptas neque hic temporibus consectetur maxime. Et enim tempore aut doloremque et.

Ipsum delectus voluptatem nemo praesentium. Velit officia dolor repudiandae. Exercitationem itaque omnis delectus id sint earum.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”