Breaking into Finance

Break 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

Break into City (part 1): Demystify investment banking application processes

📍 ZOOM Webinar
📆 Thursday, June 27th, 2024
⏰ 12:00-1:30 p.m. (1h30)
🇺🇸 English
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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

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

Spring internship application

📍 ZOOM Webinar
🇺🇸 English
👉 Date & registration link to come on Jobteaser : click here

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

Assesment Center Case study: financial modeling Only for the Finance summer career track participants [application process to come]

📍 ZOOM Webinar
🇺🇸 English
👉 Date to come

From October 19th, apply for the mock interviews! Only for the Finance summer career track participants [application process to come]

👉 If you are called for an interview by an investment bank, apply for the dedicated mock interviews. Each student will choose a slot (50/55min) on a calendar of the juries’ availabilities, in English or French according to your interviewee's request. Limited seats.
📥 You will have to join 2 items : your CV and your recruiter's convocation.
👉 The request process will be sent over to the Finance summer career track participants later in the year

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

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