Future-ready skills. Day one impact.
Discover how you can help connect people, capital and opportunities across some of the world's most dynamic markets. Join Standard Chartered for an immersive day exploring a career in Financial Markets. You'll gain insight into our business, take part in interactive simulations, hear from senior leaders, and meet the people shaping global markets every day. Best of all, every attendee will be fast-tracked to an assessment centre for our 2027 Markets Internship Programme.
Why attend?
- You’ll learn all about Standard Chartered, the markets we operate in, our teams, our culture and how you can build a career with us.
- Discover the world of Markets. You’ll learn about how we connect investors, companies and governments across global markets, and find out how our trading, sales and research teams work together to shape global markets and drive Standard Chartered’s success.
- Hear from senior female leaders about their own careers, the challenges, and how they’ve built rewarding, impactful careers in finance.
- Get involved! Take part in an interactive trading simulation and skills sessions designed to develop the confidence and commercial awareness to stand out at interview.
- Attendees will be fast-tracked to our internship assessment centre, putting you one step closer to launching your career in financial markets.
What can I expect on the day?
The event will take place in Standard Chartered’s global headquarters in London on 6 November 2026.
- Arrival and breakfast
- Welcome from Early Careers Team
- Introduction to Markets with our UK Head of Markets
- Office tour, including access to the trading floor
- Interactive trading simulation
- Networking lunch with current graduates and programme alumni
- Women in Markets roundtable - hear from leaders from our sales, trading, structuring and research teams
- Close and Q&A
Who can attend?
- Undergraduate students who identify as women, with an interest in working in Financial Markets
- Studying at a UK university, graduating in 2028
- Interested in an internship with Standard Chartered in summer 2027
- Available to attend both the event at Standard Chartered’s London office on 6 November and an in-person assessment centre during the w/c 9 November.
Who are Standard Chartered?
We’re an international bank operating across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas for over 170 years. We’re nimble enough to act, big enough for impact, and are committed to driving commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.
About our internship programme
- 10-week summer internship
- A structured induction and orientation
- Classroom learning on our products, platforms and business
- On-the-job training and technical seminars
- Support from managers, mentors and buddies
- Networking events with senior leaders
- Opportunities to contribute to community initiatives.
The application process
If your initial application is successful, to be accepted onto this exclusive event, you must submit additional information to Standard Chartered and complete an online skills assessment, as the application for the event will also serve as your application for their Financial Markets Internship.
As soon as you’ve completed this, your results will be sent back to Bright Network and next steps will be communicated with you.
Full details will be sent to you once you have submitted the initial application.