Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Course introduction
    • Landscape of investment banks
    • Understanding the summer recruitment process
    • Applying for Summer Internships - General pointers
    • Summer Application Tracker
  • 2

    Optimising your CV

    • Introduction
    • Guidelines
    • Structure
    • Header
    • Section I - Educational experience
    • Section II - Professional experience
    • Drafting Bullet Points - Part I
    • Drafting Bullet Points - Part II (Framing of non-financial experience)
    • Section III - Language, IT skills, other interests
  • 3

    Crafting a cover letter

    • Introduction
    • Guidelines
    • Structure
    • Sections I & II - Contact information and Introduction
    • Section III - Why M&A?
    • Section IV - Why the bank?
    • Section V - Why me?
    • Section VI - Conclusion
  • 4

    Responding to competency-based questions

    • Introduction
    • Typology of competency-based questions
    • The STAR method
    • Competency-based questions - 2 exercises
    • Exercise #1 (Jefferies): Overview
    • Exercise #1 (Jefferies): Example response
    • Exercise #1 (Jefferies): Proposed response
    • Exercise #2 (Nomura): Overview
    • Indicative list of competency-based questions
  • 5

    Mastering online tests

    • Introduction
    • Classification of online tests
    • Numerical tests - Overview and example question
    • Numerical tests - Example question #2
    • Verbal tests - Intro and example questions
    • Logical tests
    • Situational tests - Introduction
    • Situational tests - Example question #1
    • Situational tests - Example question #2
    • Hirevues
    • Pymetrics
    • Immersive tests
    • Corporate finance tests - Introduction
    • Corporate finance tests - Example question #1
    • Corporate finance tests - Example question #2
    • Corporate finance tests - Example question #3
  • 6

    Networking - Behaviourial tips and best practices

    • 1. Construct and mobilise the right network
    • 2. Prepare your elevator pitch
    • 3. Networking events organised by banks
    • 4. The case of the Spring week
    • 5. Virtual Networking
  • 7

    Succeeding at Assessment Centres

    • 1. How to get there
    • 2. What to expect - Group case study and role playing
    • 3. What to expect - Interviews with HR and bankers
    • 4. What to expect - Presentation and individual case study
    • 5. What to expect - Networking
    • 6. What to expect - Online Test verification
    • 7. How to get ready and tips