What are the common red flags for UK recruiting

Non-diversity Male Require sponsorship No proof of math competency Weird degree at semi-target(Think Warwick bsc Global sustainable development or UCL bsc Information in society) 2:1(non-first) Weird Hairstyle/Facial hair Monolingual(a.k.a can't speak any EU languages) Shorty Men(shorter than 5'6, 168cm) Weak ECs/Leadership activities Being too honest with their 'interests' (e.g video games/anime) Appearing desperate Overconfident/Pretentious attitude

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Im a non-diverse non-target monoliguistic guy that put video games in the interest section of my resume with 0 EC/Leadership activities and I was fine in both UK and US recruiting. It's really not that deep. High GPA + Relevant internships + Networking (For US, not a thing for UK) is the formula to get interviews and then its up to you to close.

 

Those “red flags” still existed when I was recruiting for those relevant internships.

 

In these days Oxbridge and to the lesser extent LSE are the only targets

Tbh I don't rlly think that UCL has any advantage over KCL Durham or even Exeter and I'm in UCL as well

 

Man LSE is one fifth of UCL and one fourth of WW in terms of UG cohort size yet LSE dominates placements. The brand actually helps you a lot.

In london LSE is the only target. A competent monkey who is able to break in from UCL can do it at Kings or even Bath. UCL brand does not help that much.

 
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Yes LSE dominates placements but it is literally a breeding ground for people to break into these careers so there is a much greater % of people in LSE actually recruiting for IB as opposed to UCL and Imperial - this obviously skews placement numbers. By your logic LSE > Oxbridge because it has a smaller cohort size but better placement outcomes... but it is undisputed that being at Oxbridge will yield you better interview outcomes than LSE by the university brand alone.

The fact is that the universities that consistently place into high finance careers are Oxbridge, Imperial, LSE, UCL, Warwick. Some other unis place well but not as consistently than the list I mentioned. Being at one of these universities will absolutely impact your placement outcomes - several of my ACs were exclusively those unis listed above plus HEC, Bocconi or LBS. I have certainly never met anyone from Exeter at an IBD AC. 

You have a headstart given you are at UCL and I'm not sure why you are denying this - I know at least 20+ people on my course at UCL who have very strong offers (BB/EB/MM/HF/PE etc). 

 
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Being born in the wrong country & not being in the richest 1% of that population with the financial means to go to a First World target

 

AVOID THE UNLUCKY AND UNHAPPY.

maybe in the next life you shall be blessed.

 

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