Very happy to say that I get to take part in Cleary's Vac Scheme! I find that making the interviewers laugh really works wonders!
Thank you Jaysen for reviewing my CV
Thank you Jaysen for reviewing my CV
Very happy to say that I get to take part in Cleary's Vac Scheme! I find that making the interviewers laugh really works wonders!
Thank you Jaysen for reviewing my CV
My pleasure. You're doing really well, well done!
PS: How did you make them laugh?
Hi JJ,hi guys, new to this forum but have a bit of dilemma and looking for some advice!
After a lot of hard work (and luck!) I have been offered 3 vacation schemes, 1 in spring and 2 in summer. My favourite two are definitely the ones in summer.
If i were offered a TC on the spring one i only have a month to accept or decline. It would feel very foolish not to accept given that i don't know what the outcome of the summer ones would be (i would absolutely hate myself if i ended up not getting offered either of the summer ones). However, as the summer firms are definitely my favourites and the firms i have had most interaction with at uni and know better, I really want to experience their vacation schemes and see if i get an offer. (I did try and ask to do one of the summer ones in Spring but they had already filled all their places.)
If i accepted the spring firm, but continued to do the summer ones and was offered one of those, am i then able to turn down the first offer (presumably they could easily fill the space with their summer students anyway)? Would it be really frowned on or is this not that unusual?
Or would I be better off explaining my situation to the spring firm and asking for an extension on the time to consider their offer?
Any advice appreciated, thanks )
Replying to the PM on here just in case anyone else finds it useful.
I assume you've already been through the books by Stoakes (which are a great introduction)? Beyond that, I bought the following when I was trying to read up on corporate finance before :
If you want some entertaining finance books then Michael Lewis is great (the writer behind The Big Short) - but not really corporate finance related!
- Introduction to Global Financial Markets: This is supposed to be an introduction but it's pretty full on. There's a ton of information here but probably more useful to those who already have some grounding in the financial markets. Covers everything from investment banking to bonds to current trends)
- The Money Machine: How the City works: This is a great introduction to the financial markets. It's well written and easy to understand)
- Financial Markets (The FT Guide): (I remember this being a little technical, but a great overview of the financial markets.
Whilst these aren't all finance books, they're mostly hedge fund ones, I'd still recommend if you want a look into the funds world.
Hedge Hogs by Barbara Dreyfuss - this is about the collapse of a hedge fund which traded heavily in oil and gas futures. It's more of a story than a book on how hedge funds operate, but you'll get a feel for how futures markets work after reading it. It's also quite an interesting story.
One Step Ahead by Timothy Spangler - I was taught by this guy who is a partner at Dechert in America. It's all about how hedge funds and private equity funds operate (more focus on hedge funds though). It's more technical than the one above and is more of a guide book than following a story. It bases the discussion around the effects of the GFC on funds and the regulation that emerged as a result.
King of Capital by David Carey - I'm still reading this now but also loving it. This is more finance focused as it focuses on the rise of LBO (leveraged buyouts) usage by private equity firms and I've found to be a really nice read.
In the hope of keeping this thread as honest as possible and showing both the good and the bad, I wanted to share I was sadly rejected by Slaughter and May for a TC today. I’m gutted as I felt quite invested with them as a firm having attended multiple events and even had coffee with one of their lovely trainees I had met at one. However, onwards and upwards and I’m going to take onboard their feedback and ensure I do as well as possible in my upcoming vacation schemes! Just a reminder to anyone who’s also feeling a bit deflated, one day we will look back when we have a TC and curse the days we spent worrying and stressed out about the future. Hope you’re all having a good day and keep going!
Ah bad luck Alice really sorry to hear! However, as you say hopefully this could almost be a blessing in disguise for you as the feedback will be incredibly helpful going forwards for your two vacation schemes! Best of luck for both of those and know that everyone on here is rooting for youIn the hope of keeping this thread as honest as possible and showing both the good and the bad, I wanted to share I was sadly rejected by Slaughter and May for a TC today. I’m gutted as I felt quite invested with them as a firm having attended multiple events and even had coffee with one of their lovely trainees I had met at one. However, onwards and upwards and I’m going to take onboard their feedback and ensure I do as well as possible in my upcoming vacation schemes! Just a reminder to anyone who’s also feeling a bit deflated, one day we will look back when we have a TC and curse the days we spent worrying and stressed out about the future. Hope you’re all having a good day and keep going!
In the hope of keeping this thread as honest as possible and showing both the good and the bad, I wanted to share I was sadly rejected by Slaughter and May for a TC today. I’m gutted as I felt quite invested with them as a firm having attended multiple events and even had coffee with one of their lovely trainees I had met at one. However, onwards and upwards and I’m going to take onboard their feedback and ensure I do as well as possible in my upcoming vacation schemes! Just a reminder to anyone who’s also feeling a bit deflated, one day we will look back when we have a TC and curse the days we spent worrying and stressed out about the future. Hope you’re all having a good day and keep going!
Ah bad luck Alice really sorry to hear! However, as you say hopefully this could almost be a blessing in disguise for you as the feedback will be incredibly helpful going forwards for your two vacation schemes! Best of luck for both of those and know that everyone on here is rooting for you
Alice I am so sorry to hear your news as I know how much you engaged with the firm. You are positive as ever and I appreciate your openness; it is so refreshing. As you say, one day it will be a case of looking back and realising the effort was worth it, the stress wasn't, but the goal has been achieved. Good luck for the coming two weeks. I am rooting for you big time.In the hope of keeping this thread as honest as possible and showing both the good and the bad, I wanted to share I was sadly rejected by Slaughter and May for a TC today. I’m gutted as I felt quite invested with them as a firm having attended multiple events and even had coffee with one of their lovely trainees I had met at one. However, onwards and upwards and I’m going to take onboard their feedback and ensure I do as well as possible in my upcoming vacation schemes! Just a reminder to anyone who’s also feeling a bit deflated, one day we will look back when we have a TC and curse the days we spent worrying and stressed out about the future. Hope you’re all having a good day and keep going!
Alice I am so sorry to hear your news as I know how much you engaged with the firm. You are positive as ever and I appreciate your openness; it is so refreshing. As you say, one day it will be a case of looking back and realising the effort was worth it, the stress wasn't, but the goal has been achieved. Good luck for the coming two weeks. I am rooting for you big time.
Have they replied yet?Hey guys, I did an interview at Goodwin Procter on the 7th March, and they said they would get back to me in 2 weeks, and that they did not have that many interviews to do.
It's been two weeks and 1 day - should I email? Or am I being pedantic?
Have they replied yet?
Well done!!Hi, they replied today and I got an offer for the summer vacation scheme
Hi, they replied today and I got an offer for the summer vacation scheme