Spotlight - What to do if you haven’t secured a summer internship
Summer - it’s getting to that time of year where if you haven’t secured a summer internship, you’re unsure of what steps to take next. However, it’s not the end of the world, as you can still use your summer wisely to position yourself for next year’s recruitment cycle.
Here’s a summary of 4 key actions you can take this summer:
Look at boutique companies or startups - many hire interns all year round, utilise sites such as Work in Startups, Otta, Wellfound & Seedrs Talent
Create your own work experience - be creative in making your own experience! make your own tech and data projects, investment portfolio, social media freelance
Gather relevant qualifications and hard skills for your desired industry - complete relevant qualifications or certifications for your desired industry to improve the attractiveness of your CV
Attend the in-person CV Application workshops, mock interview sessions and career networking event we are planning this summer!
Major Event - Breaking into Investment Banking Webinar, April 16
Investment Banking. The ‘golden’ industry that many people want to work in but is incredibly hard to break into, with an annual 1.5% acceptance rate.
It becomes increasingly harder if you haven’t completed a spring week or completed a summer internship during university
Luckily for you, we have brought Daniel Mukuze - an investment banking analyst - on to our Breaking into Investment Banking webinar to talk through how he became part of the 1.5% despite not completing a spring week or summer internship during university.
Top Intern + Grad Job Picks 👨🎓
Commercial Awareness Snippets 📈
S&P 500 has wiped out all gains since December 2023 following Trump Tariffs - Do NOT check your portfolio 😭
Job Market News 🧳
UBS bankers want a voluntary redundancy program as revenues plummet - leaving them before they fire you (Peep Game!) >>>>
Job Cuts at the big 4 may not be over yet - they’ve fired 3,000 people in the last 2 years, is that not enough??
21-year-old student using AI to game coding interviews suspended from university - broke the entire early career system just like that 😭
Tip of the Week ⭐️
Boolean Job Search method on LinkedIn
If you’re looking for job opportunities on LinkedIn, rather than just lookin on the jobs tab, go to the search bar and write in:
“Job Role”, “location”, “hiring” - e.g. “Strategy Consultant”, “London”, “Hiring”
This will show you posts - ordered by date posted - by individuals (usually recruiters) who are hiring for roles, which may not come up on the jobs section.
Other Stuff 📠
Career resources hub - Access to free CV, Cover Letter and Interview Prep templates
Whatsapp Community - Join our WhatsApp community to get first access to events, Job opportunities and partner with like-minded individuals
Industry Professionals webinars - Gain access to all our industry webinars across Consulting, Investment Banking, Asset Management and more!
Are you looking for an internship or graduate job? Let us know what industry you’re interested in so we can provide the right opportunities - Survey
