Think of this as like Battersea Dogs Home, but instead of cats and dogs, it's the home of the best application and careers advice you'll ever get.
Anybody who’s thinking about applying for a summer (or off-cycle) internship should make sure that they’re well-acquainted with the application process in order to maximise their chances of landing the role they’re after.
Your university degree will provide you with theoretical knowledge that will be invaluable throughout your placement, but there are certain things that can only be learnt through working in an industry – or advice from someone who’s been there themselves!
Think you can handle a fast-paced career, where all your hard work will be paid off with huge sums of cash? Read more here.
Stockbrokers spend their days buying and selling company stocks and shares on the stock exchange to make a profit for their clients – or avoid making any losses. Read more here.
In the day to day world of asset management, an investment analyst has a hand in helping portfolio managers hammer together investment strategies. Read more here.
Fund managers do what it says on the tin. They make choices about financial investments and do the legwork when it comes to buying and selling stocks for clients. Read more here.
A career in risk management as an analyst is worth chasing if you want to have a job that’s a crucial part of the economic jigsaw. Read more here.
While it's great that you got the placement or internship that you were crazy about, you now have to actually do the job and impress the people you're going to spend a lot of time with. Find out how in this blog.