Use our list below to keep an eye on the key dates and ensure you get ahead of the competition by applying early.
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Key Dates
28th February
- RSM: Various Programmes
- PwC: Various Programmes
1st March
- Willis Towers Watson: Actuarial Intern Programme - Insurance Consulting (Life) ; Actuarial Intern Programme - Insurance Consulting and more roles here
- Commerzbank AG: Internship - Compliance - Business Management
- HSBC: Various Programmes
4th March
- The Frontline Organisation: Student Internships
15th March
17th March
- Goldman Sachs: Technology Apprentices
18th March
- Unlocked: Brand Manager
22nd March
- SETsquared: Digital Entrepreneurs Programme
25th March
- The Frontline Organisation: Graduate Internships
29th March
- Admiral: MBA Summer Internship 2019
31st March
- Weil: Brand Ambassador
- Peel Hunt: Internship Corporate Programme
1st April
- Unlocked: Summer Internship
12th April
- Balfour Beatty: Various roles
24th April
- Shearman & Sterling: Head Start Programme
30th April
- Aldi: Various roles
Rolling Deadlines
- Accenture: Horizons Internship 2019-2020
- Allianz: Actuarial 1 year Placement
- Amazon: Finance Analyst Internships ; Business Analysis/ Intelligence/ Data Science Internships
- American Express: Technology Undergraduate Summer Internship and more roles here
- ARM: Software Intern - Central Technology ; Software Intern - Media Processing Group and more roles here
- Barclays: Banking Summer Analyst ; Barclaycard International Summer Analyst and more roles here
- Berenberg: Capital Markets Summer Internship Programme
- Bloomberg: Various roles
- Bow & Arrow: Creative Internship ; Strategy Internship
- Citadel: Trader - Intern ; Trader - two year internship and more roles here
- Credit Suisse: Summer Internship Programmes ; Off-Cycle Internships
- D E Shaw & Co: Fundamental Reseearch Analyst Intern ; Proprietary Trading Intern and more roles here
- Deloitte: Various roles
- EY: Various Roles
- Expedia: Industrial Placement Analytics Intern 2018
- EY: Various roles
- Facebook: Front End Engineer, Intern/Co-op ; Production Engineer, Intern (Dublin) and more roles here
- Gist: Operations Management Industrial Placement Scheme
- Goldman Sachs: Off Cycle Internship
- Heathrow: Heathrow Internships
- Houlihan Lokey: Capital Markets ; Corporate Finance and more roles here
- HP: Security Research Intern
- Jane Street: Internships
- Jeffries: Analyst & Associate Internships
- McKinsey & Company: Business Analyst Intern ; Associate Intern
- Microsoft: Software Engineering/Programme Manager
- Morgan Stanley: Summer Analyst Programme ; Off-Cycle Internships
- National Theatre: Work Placements
- Norton Rose Fullbright: Open Days 2018 - 2019
- Oliver Wyman: Strategy Consultant
- Oracle: Product Development Internships
- P&G: Finance and Accounting Summer Internship ; Information Technology Associate Manager Internship/Placement and more roles here
- PwC: Women In Business (Final Years)
- Rothschild & Co: Summer Programme - Private Wealth
- Royal Bank of Canada: Summer Analyst - Equity Research ; Summer Analyst - Finance and more roles here
- RPC: Summer Scheme London 2019
- S&P Global: Learning & Development Intern
- SETsquared: SETsquared Entrepreneur Programme for Tech Start-ups
- Schroders: Data Insights Internship ; Investment Internship ; Real Estate Internship and more roles here
- Smith & Williamson: Forensic Accounting Placement Programme
- Unilever: Summer Placement Programme
- Willis Towers Watson: Corporate Risk and Broking Graduate Development Intern
Many more listed under Internships
Planning your Career Path
If you’re not sure what kind of Graduate Scheme you want to apply for, our Career Path Guides will give you an insight into the different options. Explore the articles and advice in each guide to narrow down the sectors and roles that interest you, and start planning your Graduate Scheme applications from there.
Perfect your CV and Cover Letter
Creating a stand out CV and cover letter is the essential starting point for your Graduate Scheme application. Bright Network’s CV template and example cover letter will help you get off to the best possible start with your job hunt.
What’s next?
Once you’ve submitted your CV and cover letter, the application process for most Graduate Schemes will involve several key elements. Many firms will ask applicants to complete aptitude tests, which may be numerical, verbal or personality-based. Make sure you’ve done plenty of practise tests and check out our video on how to prepare.
After passing your aptitude tests with flying colours, you need to tackle the interview. Interviews may be over the phone, through a video or face-to-face. Whatever form your interview takes, think about the questions you may be asked, research the company you’re applying to, and do some practice interviews to ensure you’re answering questions with structure and confidence.
Need some inspiration?
Follow in the footsteps of other successful Bright Network members to secure a top Graduate Scheme. Our members have shared their top tips and experience of the application process to help you land your graduate role: