SEO London hosts a First Year Fast Track programme for Investment banking for first year undergraduate ethnic minority undergraduates keen to learn more about the investment banking industry. Up to 150 first year students will be accepted to the programme. Many of these students will be contacted by SEO sponsor banks to attend more events and to take part in bank spring internship programmes. Students who participate in the 2009/2010 programme will be fast tracked for first round assessment for the Summer 2011 Investment Banking Programme. Students in their first year of university starting 2009 are welcome to apply now and are encouraged to meet SEO representatives on campus to learn more about SEO opportunities. Interested students should register with SEO via this website and read on for instructions on how to apply.
Please take a look atour Key Dates to see when we are coming to your campus.
Programme Highlights
- Network with senior industry professionals, recruiters and SEO alumni from all of the major investment banks
- Receive detailed overviews of all the different bank businesses (IBD, Equities, Fixed Income, Asset Management, etc.) and profiles of successful graduates
- Take part in interactive business games, case studies and panel discussions with senior bankers
- Learn about what banks are looking for in both internship and full time applications through CV workshops and interview skills sessions with partner bank graduate recruiters
- Get on the fast track application process for the Summer 2011 SEO London investment banking class (for a placement with one of the top investment banks in the industry)
Participating Partner Banks
- Barclays Capital
- Citi
- Credit Suisse
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC
- JP Morgan
- Lehman Brothers
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
- UBS
- What is First Year Fast Track?
- First Year Fast Track Key Dates
- Making a Strong Application
- First Year Fast Track FAQs
- Sponsor Investment Banks
The SEO First Year Fast Track programme was an excellent two-day insight programme, which consisted of detailed overviews of the various divisions in an investment bank, case studies, interactive business games and panel discussions with senior bankers from the leading investment banks. I thoroughly benefited from networking with senior industry professionals, SEO alumni and recruiters from the banks and to my utmost delight, was fortunate enough to secure the opportunity to intern at one of these banks over the Easter holiday following the SEO programme. The key thing about being in the programme for me is that it enabled me to develop my inter-personal skills and leadership skills as I networked with peers and professionals in the industry, gain the confidence to ask questions during the overview sessions and work in teams effectively.
Jimi Adesanya First Year Programme Participant March 2008