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Not having a summer lined up for this year is the bigger thing to focus on right now. If there’s any way you can get something finance-related (even boutique, corporate finance, PWM, anything with relevant skills), jump on it. A solid summer experience this year can help offset the “less prestigious” spring when you’re applying for 2026 roles

 

How would you recommend doing this? Does cold emailing firms really work because surely I will be competing against people who got "good" springs on their CV and better extracurriculars etc and most smaller firms probably have only 1 potential spot

 

I know that. OP is talking about finding a summer internship for his first year (this year), which I find ridiculous because it wasn't a necessity for your penultimate SA applications in London a few years ago

 

Gotta do prepare for the worst case scenario cuz recruiting in London is getting so much more random and harder since you gotta compete with European hardos who got 4-5 internships lined up. Best way is still to do some internship this summer before the recruitment process, could be anything finance-related. Target school definitely helps too. I also got offers and interviews without any springs but with solid experiences

 

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