Weekly Shoutout - Chidera
Guess we’re keeping this a thing?
Shoutout to one of our clients Chidera, who secured consulting interviews at OC&C and Bain & Co this week despite having no consulting work experience!
While we got her CV in shape and optimised for consulting, she focused hard on practising for their online assessments and got the positive news for both this week
Investment Banking Webinar - Wed 11 December
Investment Banking is probably one of the most popular industries for students and graduates and every year tens of thousands of students apply for internships and graduate schemes
But how do you actually stand out in a crowd of thousands of students? Well, we’re running a webinar with a current Investment Banking M&A manager and career coach - Solomon Bamidele!
In the webinar, we’ll:
Insights into his journey into IB from university and tips on what to do at university to boost your chances
What Investment Banking is and what an actual day in a life as an Investment Banker entails
First-hand tips, recommendations and resources for IB CVs and applications
Q&A session to have all your questions answered
Get your free ticket here
Commercial Awareness
Bitcoin breaks the $100,000 barrier (one of our members told us they were asked about Bitcoin in their Asset Management Interview)
Amazon is building a huge AI supercomputer powered by hundreds of thousands of its own Trainium chips (taking on NVIDIA and entering into a new market)
Goldman Sachs advises Aviva on £3bn acquisition bid for Direct Line Group (M&A market been BOOMING last couple months)
The investment banks already hiring US interns... For 2026 (If they could hire talent from birth I believe they would!)
Employer referrals
We’re working hard to provide more internship, graduate and entry-level opportunities to everyone. But for those of you currently working - we need your help!
If you’re currently working, you can help FO Perspectives support more students, grads and young professionals by introducing us to your Early Careers, D&I, HR or Talent Acquisition teams!
To make it easy, I’ve created a deck with introduction templates and our intro deck to help you make an introduction - click here
How we can help you!
Career Resources Hub - Free access to CV templates, Cover Letters and Interview Prep packs to help you along your job search process
Industry Insight event recordings - Access to all our virtual industry events recordings and decks, ranging from Consulting to Project Management
Podcasts - Access all our industry insights podcast episodes with individuals where we delve into their career journey across their industry and their advice on breaking in
CV Services - Provide CV writing and Interview prep support, you can book a free intro call to see how best we can help you
