More last minute graduate vacancies
Spent too long celebrating the end of your finals and fear you've missed the boat? Don't worry, there are still vacancies to be snapped up.
Here they are, in alphabetical order...
Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse is accepting applications to its six-month fixed income risk and quantitative analysis internship programme until 30 July.
Suitable candidates will need to be able to demonstrate an "exceptionally strong" background in computer science, ideally either a degree or postgraduate qualification in computer science, excellent software engineering skills and good data collation, presentation and interaction skills. Fluency in a language other than English would be a good selling point.
The bank is also accepting open-ended applications for its fixed-income German and Austrian sales three- to six-month internship programmes based in Frankfurt and London.
· To apply, go to www.credit-suisse.com/standout.
Hatstand
IT consultancy Hatstand is working with a big, unnamed investment bank to develop a graduate IT training programme, notably around areas such as technical support and quality assurance (QA).
"Graduates will be placed through Hatstand for 18 months, after which, assuming they have done well, the option will be to join permanently," says managing director Adam Bennett.
Graduates with IT, physics, maths-based or computer science degrees are most in demand but, Bennett stresses, you will also need to be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills. "A lot of it is down to personality and how you fit in with the team," he says.
Right now around nine graduates are being placed, but this could rise. "We are currently looking at selling the model into another investment bank. At the moment there are about 20 places but we are going to exceed that," says Bennett. Deadlines for the roles are described as "ongoing".
ICAP
ICAP, an interdealer broker, providing specialist intermediary broking services to commercial and investment banks, is looking to hire six trainee brokers for its global training programme, starting at the end of September. You'll need to have a 2.1 or above, preferably in a numerate or business/finance related discipline.
You'll also need strong interpersonal and networking skills, a proven interest in the financial markets, and to be able to demonstrate that you've researched ICAP and the world of interdealer broking well. Languages are an advantage, personality also counts.
The deadline is 12 August and you should apply via www.icap.com/careers
Investec
Between three and five graduates are being hired to join the bank's two-year rotational training programme, working across a range of front-, mid- and back-office positions with the aim to move into trading positions, says Julia Barber of Cornell Partnership. There's no set deadline, but the training programme starts in September, so it's wise to get your application in well in advance.
Pictet Asset Management
One or two bright, numerate graduates with, preferably, more than one language are being sought by asset management firm Pictet to train as sector analysts, based in either London or Geneva. The deadline isn't specified.
Whitehead Mann
The headhunter is looking for around six research associates to join a rotational graduate programme starting in October, says Cornell Partnership's Barber. "They will experience all the sector teams," she says (finance included). Deadlines are "ongoing."
