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Spring weeks, summer internships, graduate schemes — when each window opens, and why penultimate year is the one that counts.
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Assessment
Numerical, verbal, logical and SJT tests screen most graduate applicants. What they measure and how to prepare properly.
Applications
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Interviews
Why-banking, why-this-bank, and the teamwork stories that actually land. A structure for answers that don't sound rehearsed.
Industry insights
The two routes into chartered accountancy compared — structure, flexibility, employers, and what each opens up.
Industry insights
How graduate programmes, an accredited degree and a professional institution combine into Chartered Engineer status.
Assessment
Group exercises, case studies, presentations and interviews in one day — how assessment centres work and how to prepare.
Applications
A spring week is the lowest-bar, highest-return programme in finance. Here's how to use first and penultimate year well.
