Breaking into Finance
Career Center: discover the 2024.2025 career track "Breaking into finance"
Are you planning for a summer internship in investment banking? Are you aiming for a career in the investment banking industry and have questions about the selection process? Join us for a series of webinars created for you, with advice from finance professionals!
Your emlyon business school Career Center and PREPZfy are happy to welcome you to the "How to Prepare for Investment Banking Summer Internship Recruiting" webinars series
What is a summer internship? Who are the recruiters? What processes? Which dates to apply? What tools? What is the Career Track Investment Banking process? Get the keys and advice to get as close as possible to your career goal!
Discover the webinars series calendar
June 26th ⎢ Breaking into City, Conferences cycle presentation
📍 ZOOM Webinar
📆 Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
⏰ 12:00-1:30 p.m. (1h30)
🇺🇸 English
👉 Register here
🔍 Break into City, Conferences cycle presentation and introduction to the kinds of internships and the emlyon business school resources
June 27th ⎢ Demystify investment banking application processes
Break into City (part 1): Demystify investment banking application processes
📍 ZOOM Webinar
📆 Thursday, June 27th, 2024
⏰ 12:00-1:30 p.m. (1h30)
🇺🇸 English
👉 Register here
45 minutes: presentation of the major banks and the different steps in the summers and off-cycle processes
👉 The springs: list of PE/AM banks/funds, application calendar, how to apply, what recruiters are looking for
👉 The summers: list of banks/PE/AM funds, application calendar, how to apply, what recruiters are looking for
👉 Off-cycles: list of banks/PE/AM funds, application calendar, how to apply, what recruiters are looking for
30 minutes: networking techniques
15 minutes: Q&A
June 28th ⎢ How to optimize your application for the spring, summer and off-cycle processes?
Break into City (part 2): ⎢ How to optimize your application for the spring, summer and off-cycle processes?
📍 ZOOM Webinar
📆 Friday, June 28th, 2024
⏰ 12:00-1:45 p.m. (1h45)
🇺🇸 English
👉 Register here
20 minutes: the online application
What you need to know, how to leverage this step, what to focus on, French vs. English scoring equivalencies...
25 minutes: cover letters and essays How to write an impactful essay example with the 300 words essay from Goldman Sachs
25 minutes : see a CV template expected by banks Present the different points of the CV. Tips on how to differentiate yourself and highlight your experience.
20 minutes: online tests The main providers: Talent Q and Cut-E Presentations of concrete case examples from different banks the online tests and interviews (HireVue) Highlighting the graduatefirst platform
15 minutes: Q&A
August ⎢ Spring internship application
Spring internship application
📍 ZOOM Webinar
🇺🇸 English
👉 Date & registration link to come on Jobteaser : click here
September
What is an assessment center and how to prepare it?
📍 ZOOM Webinar
🇺🇸 English
👉 Date & registration link to come on Jobteaser : click here
1 hour: presentation of the different types of assessment centers (off-cycle & summers)
👉 Presentation of "French" assessment centers
👉 Example with the assessment center of "Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Banking" and "Santander Global Corporate & Investment Banking Paris
👉 Presentation of "English" assessment centers
👉 Example with the UBS assessment center and the Superday of Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan
👉Additional examples of assessment centers from other top banks
1 hour: how to prepare for assessment centers?
👉 How to prepare your financial and business knowledge: tips and best practices
👉 How to prepare your technical knowledge: tips and best practices
👉 How to prepare for group tests, what attitude to adopt, how recruiters evaluate you
30 minutes: Open Q&A
CORPORATE FINANCE : How to prepare your interviews and optimize your preparation?
📍 ZOOM Webinar
🇺🇸 English
👉 Date & registration link to come on Jobteaser : click here
45 minutes: Hirevue questions
👉 Preparation for Hirevue questions from different banks with real Hirevue questions from different banks
👉 10 examples
30 minutes : competency-based questions
👉 Presentation of specific questions, an integral part of the recruitment process in London
👉 30 corrected HR/competency-based questions
1 hour: technical questions
👉 Explanations of key concepts
👉 Preparation for technical questions
👉 Identify sources of information
15 minutes: brainteasers
👉 20 corrected brainteasers
15 minutes: Open Q&A
MARKET FINANCE : How to prepare your interviews and optimize your preparation?
📍 ZOOM Webinar
🇺🇸 English
👉 Date & registration link to come on Jobteaser click here
45 minutes: Hirevue questions
👉 Preparation for Hirevue questions from different banks with real Hirevue questions from different banks
👉 10 examples
30 minutes : competency-based questions
👉 Presentation of specific questions, an integral part of the recruitment process in London
👉 30 corrected HR/competency-based questions
1 hour: technical questions
👉 Explanations of key concepts
👉 Preparation for technical questions
👉 Identify sources of information
15 minutes: brainteasers
👉 20 corrected brainteasers
15 minutes: Open Q&A
More resources...
Do not hesitate to use the emlyon "Finance Toolbox" Find valuable resources created and collected for you by your Career Center to help optimize your applications and your preparation to target business banks : Finance Toolbox
Find out more about PREPZfy 🤝 PREPZfy is a specialized career coaching company, created by an emlyon business school alumni, which aims to democratize access to prestigious careers in investment banks, boutiques and investment funds.
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