Barclays Capital Insight Days

Barclays Capital is offering a great opportunity for you to get a head start in your career research and application process for Investment Banking by attending one of the company’s Insight Days this summer.

• Gain an understanding of the industry as a whole, what the various divisions do and how they all interact
• Take part in interactive activities to learn about Barclays Capital and gain an insight into assessment centres
• Get invaluable tips about the application process
• Meet and network with various representatives from across the business, from recent graduates to more senior members of staff.

What is infrastructure?

There is much more to an Investment Bank than M&A and trading. Behind every deal there are a number of vital departments which ensure that we can operate efficiently and add competitive advantage.

If a career in Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Communications, Operations or Technology interests you, apply to attend one of our infrastructure insight days to find out more.

Insight Days - Front Office

10 July 2008, 7 August 2008

Insight Days - Infrastructure

3 July 2008, 13 August 2008

How to apply

To be eligible, you must be in the First Year of your degree (going into your second year in Autumn 2008) or second year of a four year degree.

If you’re interested in attending any of these days, please email Sarah Denness at sarah.denness@eability.org.

Deadline for applications: 20 June 2008

Places are limited so early applications are advised!

PAST EVENTS

Top City Rivals Team Up To Seek Disabled Talent

Nine Investment Banks (ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, RBS, UBS) combined forces on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th November to participate in InvestAbility 2007, a two day event for disabled undergraduates and graduates interested in careers in investment banking.

ABN Amro, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs,
JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, RBS, UBS

InvestAbility 2007 was hosted on day one by ABN AMRO an investment bank in the City, and on day two at Morgan Stanley offices in Canary Wharf.

97 disabled students and recent graduates participated in this two day event to learn about the divisions and range of career opportunities available within these top investment banks, and their commitment to disability and diversity. Feedback from the delegates has been very positive, ‘I would just like to say a big thank you. I and all the delegates that I spoke to got a huge amount out of InvestAbility. It was great to have so much exposure to the various banks’ representatives. I certainly made some good contacts and gained an invaluable insight into the industry’.

The event came about as the result of the collaboration between the Interbank Graduate Diversity Recruiters Forum and the disability organisation, EmployAbility. The Interbank Graduate Diversity Recruiters Forum is made up of some of the top global investment banks working together as an industry to attract talent from the widest possible pool.

EmployAbility is the not-for-profit organisation dedicated to assisting people with all disabilities into employment. They work primarily with disabled undergraduates and graduates to ease the transition from education to employment, supporting and advising these candidates and their employers throughout the entire recruitment process and beyond. EmployAbility also work with employers to break down barriers to entry for disabled people, thereby helping employers become more ‘disability inclusive’.

Photographs of the event will follow shortly ...

Skills For Success – Merrill Lynch 1 Day Workshop

Merrill Lynch, a world leading Investment Bank is holding a 1 day skills workshop for students graduating in 2009.

As students are about to enter their penultimate year, it’s time to start thinking about the career opportunities available and the skills required to be successful.

A selection of students from Employability have been invited to attend this exciting event. The workshop aims to enhance skills required for the application and assessment process and gain an understanding of the career opportunities available in the Investment Banking industry. There will also be an opportunity to meet representatives from Merrill Lynch throughout the day and hear from recent joiners within the organisation.

Following the workshop in September we will be running a feature from participating students.

Watch this space for more information ...

Growing the Talent Pool: Recruiting Disabled Candidates

EmployAbility is pleased to support the Employers Forum on Disability event
Growing the talent pool: recruiting disabled candidates
An Employers’ Forum on Disability Conference
Tuesday 19 June 2007, 10am – 4pm
Hosted by British Library, London

INVESTMENT BANKING - InvestAbility 2006

InvestAbility, an exciting recruitment event specifically for disabled students/graduates interested in career opportunities in the investment banking industry (and their university careers/ disability officers), took place on Wednesday, November 1st 2006 at Cabot Hall, Cabot Square, Docklands.

The event was organized by EmployAbility (the not-for-profit organization specializing in disability and employment) in partnership with six of the top Investment Banks, including ABN Amro, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, the Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS. Its purpose was to give attending delegates invaluable information about how to successfully apply for internship and graduate opportunities in all divisions of investment banking.

Attendees had an opportunity to:

• Meet and gather information on career opportunities from recruiters from the participating banks
• Find out about career opportunities in the various divisions; Technology, Finance, HR, Operations, Investment Management, Investment Banking and various Front Office divisions
• Receive valuable CV and interview advice direct from the recruiters
• Network with staff currently working for the participating banks in order to get honest answers to all of their questions about things like the firm, the culture and the hours!
  
  

It was indeed an opportunity not to be missed - and all who attended found it useful and informative.

If you are interested in a career in Investment Banking but were unable to attend the event, don't worry. But, do:

• Contact our experienced team at EmployAbility to talk through the application processes and any other information or support you require. We will work closely with you to ensure that your application has a good chance of succeeding and will guide you through the different processes.
• Regularly check our website for other such events (there will be more!) and specific Summer Internships that we are running with Investment Banks and other organizations, and other training workshops.

To all those from across the country who did attend, thank you for you interest - we gather, from your feedback, that it was well worthwhile.

EmployAbility would like to thank ABN Amro, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, the Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS and their bank representatives, for partnering with them to participate in InvestAbilitly and for helping to make it such a success. Being at hand to meet delegates and answer their questions was a vital component of the event. And, a special thank you to those bank representatives who ran informative presentations on the day.

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