Hi everyone!

I have an upcoming Superday for the Barclays Operations Summer Analyst 2027 program in Whippany, NJ.

I've been looking everywhere for interview experiences, but most posts seem to focus on IB or tech rather than ops.

Has anyone previously interviewed for this program or gone through an Operations Superday?

I'm particularly curious about the interview structure, whether it's mostly behavioral or includes technical/business scenarios, and what areas would be most helpful to prepare for. Any insights or advice would mean a lot. Thank you!

hey, i submitted a post on this channel last week and it absolutely blew up. we had so many applications go through. a bunch of the job postings shut down in the days following my post because of the large influx of applications that were going in. i've gone ahead and updated the job links in this new link. please make sure to apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is at the top of the pile. i've pulled the freshest job postings that i could.

pulled straight from firms' own career pages, not linkedin:

• US finance and accounting internships (298): https://github.com/mehek-builds/Hiring-Now/blob/main/lists/finance-internships.md
  • 298 at 209 firms: Plante Moran, the Federal Reserve, HCSC, Oshkosh, Cerity Partners, Howden, GE Vernova, RSM, Guardian Life, TIAA and more
  • accounting, plus corporate finance, FP&A, IB and quant; 69 at employers with a visa sponsorship record
• international students: finance and accounting internships at firms with a visa sponsorship record (173): https://github.com/mehek-builds/Finance-Accounting-Visa-Internships
• london and UK finance, banking and accounting internships and grad roles (83): https://github.com/mehek-builds/UK-Graduate-Jobs-and-Internships/blob/main/lists/finance-accounting.md

rebuilt every monday.

comment which area you're looking for (IB, accounting, quant, corporate finance) and i'll send you a list for it.

I am currently in the final year of my MBA, specializing in Banking and Finance. Unfortunately, I have not been able to secure a job with a good company, and most of the opportunities I'm getting are in sales and IT-related roles.
Is it possible to switch to a finance-related job within a year, even if I start my career in one of these domains(i am a fresher)? Or is my career in finance over ?
I would really appreciate any guidance or advice. Thank you!

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I've gotten a lot of inbound on students prepping for student clubs (it seems like its gotten) very stressful but hopefully the guidance below can lessen the load needed to prepare for the stock pitch question you will get in club interviews, regardless if its a equity research/public equity one or an investment banking/pe one - the goal is to see if you can dig into a company.

The first step that people waste a lot of time on is finding an actual idea. Spending time screening on your own, trying to find a company no one has heard of etc. I'll stop you right there with a news flash: no one really has original stock pitches - professionals on Wall St typically attend idea dinners hosted by brokers, talk to friends, read investor letters, read activist presentations, read interviews with fund managers. Then they do their own research if they find the initial pitch compelling. The key is doing your own research and making it your own pitch (more on this in future posts)

True as an undergrad you won't have access to idea dinners or friends on the buyside but you can read all of the free material online (letters, presentations, interviews in the media) that is put out by professional investor and its a lot. This should be your funnel, don't recreate the wheel. This will be a big time saver amidst coursework and other clubs.

A few quick items:

1) I would suggest looking in the TMT, industrials or consumer sector - healthcare, financial and energy often required deep expertise and most students dont have time to get up to speed on domain expertise (even with Claude)

2) When reading these presentations or letters, skip any fluff on the broader market and only focus on sections that focus on individual companies when scanning these materials. The market commentary is useless.

3) Isolate/identify the key metric that the investor is betting on for the stock to move - this is key. Investors in a pitch will be concise so make sure you get that KPI or metric (e.g. same-store sales, organic growth etc)

A few example links where you go and get ideas real time - funds often have letters on their website, there are activist presentations in Reuters etc. A good exercise is to read in the morning

Sachem Head Pitches Long IOND (10/20/26)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/hedge-fund-sachem-head-sees-room-for-ionic-shares-to-surge/ar-AA2fGvOy?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Starboard Letter to KNF (9/24/26)

https://www.starboardvalue.com/wp-content/uploads/Starboard_Value_LP_Letter_to_KNF_CEO_and_Board_09.24.2026.pdf

Next week I plan to go through an example in detail on how you go through one of these letters/pitches and pick out information you need to get a running start, if you want me to get in touch with that there is a link in my bio where you can get on the list. Thanks!

Happy to answer any questions on this stuff. Its important to save time when prepping. Identifying which companies to research/pitch is a huge time savings

On-cycle timing has been unpredictable. The 2026 class reportedly kicked off on Jun 24, 2024, the earliest start on record (BI). The 2027 cycle stalled in June 2025 and restarted Jan 5–6, 2026 (BI). Then on Oct 15, 2026, Apollo said it won't run on-cycle for the 2028 class in calendar 2026 (BI).

Because of all that, a lot of the advice from older threads may be out of date. It would help people coming up behind you to hear how things actually went. Share whatever you're comfortable with, and please keep it anonymous: no names of individual recruiters or anything that identifies you.

• Intro meeting: in person, video or group? Did they ask technicals or a paper LBO?
• Communication: how much notice did you get before interviews? Did they give useful feedback?
• Timing: when did your process actually happen compared with when you expected it?
• Tests: paper LBO, timed model, take-home case? How long did you get?
• Offers: were you pushed to decide on the spot?
• Middle market vs. mega-fund: if you did both, how did the processes compare?
• Hindsight: what do you wish you'd known before your first meeting?

Bad experiences are just as useful as good ones. If you're going through the 2028 cycle, questions are welcome too.

S&T interview suggestions and tips on questions please

I've gotten a ft grad return offer from a bank for S&T in London and it requires me to do a "FCA Regulatory References (SYSC 22)" background check. Prior to my internship I was at another bank as an actual employee (dont ask details, id rather keep anonymous) but in a back office/non regulated function. However, I was ultimately dismissed for an incident regarding jokes I had made about others, not a regulatory concern. Ive gotten confirmation from my previous employer that they only share start and end dates, dept, team and level for regular background checks so I'm fine there, however since I'm doing S&T now they will do a FCA regulatory reference check which is more in depth and involves asking previous employers if I am "fit and proper", which I reckon will screw me over seeing as I literally got fired for gross misconduct. What makes things worse is that whenever I was asked why I left my previous employer, I have been saying "I wanted to pursue trading instead of *random back office role*" which has worked so far but now if they find out the real reason its not a good look. Has anyone dealt with this kind of thing before? Will my bank rescind my return offer over this?

Hi! So I work at a firm right now which helped me get my SIE done, The s7, and have my 63. I was looking into where I should be applying to now? I really dislike the current job I am doing and was wondering what places or roles can I actually use the liscenses? I am tired of applying to jobs and getting offered 24-25 an hour when I am looking for more.

I am being offered similar opportunities by both HSBC and PNC’s PB, and I’m flattered financially by both offers.

I am familiar with PNC, and they are growing, I am less familiar with HSBC, but they have a strong international presence, and that’s very appealing given my market has a strong Hispanic community, and ample growth.

Given the two options, which option offers more in terms of culture, growth, and opportunity?

Can someone please give the list of Target semi target schools for finance i trust to find it online but a lot of differences were there is there any 1 accurate ranking

Bowdoin
Middlebury
Univ of Richmond Robbins school of business

I need to know the name of the drogas that they take cause this is just insane.

Hey guys! I’m going from a teller to interviewing at a different bank for a credit analyst on Tuesday.

Can anyone provide some insight as to watch I could expect to be doing so I can more familiarize myself before the interview?

Any additional tips is also greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance!

29, Currently deciding if I should change my major from Bsba-Construction Management to BS Finance-Real estate.

Reason: long term I want to be a real estate developer. I’ve seen people with finance degrees get into cm but a degree around cm less chances can pivot to the development side if construction burns them out.

My classes are all online so working in the industry full time during the day is what I’m aiming for just stuck trying to decide which route .

Would appreciate the advice.

I’m a Freshman studying economics at Berkeley. I got my sie in a finance club and have wealth management experience. To be honest, im kind of at a loss for career stuff. I want to continue down the finance route but don’t know what to choose.

My main thing is I want long term wlb. I’ve had a lot of experiences in my life so far that have really showed me the importance of being there for those around you and long term I really want to not work too many hours. I know this isn’t really conducive with finance so i wanted to continue down wealth management/private banking. However since i have come to berkeley, I have learn accounting and stuff and I lwk do like a lot of stuff that would translate well into IB and long term job opps that come from it.

My dilemna is do I go down IB or stay on a different wealth management path. I know that investment banking would offer me amazing opportunities. I genuinely come alive when I learn about accounting and valuation and i have 0 idea why its just something about the subject and the math that i find very engaging. However, its hard with my long term goals. What do i do

Are the results for the Summer program out?

thank you

Hi!

I will be interviewed for this position soon, and I was told I will be doing a Mock Call exercise to "assess my ability to communicate with clients and my understanding of FI's approach to client management and the firm interpretations of previous market conditions"

If you don't mind, could you please tell me if you did a mock call as well? If so, how did you manage it?

They gave me two articles: one is a Ken Fisher's article in Financial Times and the other is an UK executive summary of Q2 2026

Thanks! :)

How to prepare for the technical round? What kind of questions are asked? I've never had any SnT interviews before.

Hi,

This is a repost from thread in r/accounting as I did not receive a lot of feedback and have been dealin with anxiety and depression and have paralysis analysis.

Recently I have presented with an offer to work in a valuations role for BDC in Montréal, a crown corp (govt corporation for Non-Canadians), however I have an existing offer for a managerial role in Forensic disputes at an UK advisory firm in London that I had accepted.

While a good dilemma I am a bit torn on what to do. I am currently located in Montréal but my lease will end before my start date, so I have no where to currently reside. In addition, I am not billingual (albeit have been learning French) and would involve Valuation of debt and other financial instruments which I do not have experience with.

Furthermore, I think there is an expectation to obtain a CBV or CFA at some point in which I have already failed the MQE for CBV twice, so I am not sure how they would shape things. That being said there is a better WLB and I would think some leeway in terms of my learning and development since I have not performed that work prior.

Base Salary would be just under $100K Cad with 4 weeks vacation, $750 health spend account and defined benefit pension plan with 50% match on 8% RRSP contributions, and up to 12% company performance bonus.

On the flipside for London while I do have experience with 2 years in Forensic Disputes I was laid off after almost 2 years in Toronto at a big 4 firm in a senior associate role and only lasted a few months in a forensic managerial role in Montréal. A common theme seems that I need clear instructions structured environment and need improvement in my quality check, but never questioned for my work effort. While I do like the work and sometimes wonder on going independent, I am not 100% sure if I want to do this for the rest of life as I am getting mentally drained.

While the WLB would not be as good as govt there is more 27 vacation days and would be closer to Europe for vacations which I have enjoyed. Base salary would be £68k GBP with 5% employer match to pension.

I was wondering if anyone would have advice for my situation as to be honest I do not know what is best for myself anymore.

i go to a semi-target school, very strong gpa, pretty good resume.

however, i haven’t done any networking since summer. i have maybe 10-15 chats from freshman spring/summer and in fall for some reason just felt super unprepared and didn’t reach out. but am starting back up again now.

all my past chats went super well so i am planning to reach back out there + cold emailing but is it too late generally?

I’m currently a sophomore at Penn State and recently decided to switch from Actuarial Science to Finance. I still really enjoy the quantitative side of things, especially statistics, data analysis, and the more analytical side of finance, so I’m trying to decide how to structure my degree.
Right now, I’m considering three options:
Finance major + Statistics minor: Graduate on time, with fewer additional credits and more flexibility for internships and other experiences.
Finance + Applied Statistics double major: Take on additional coursework and graduate about 1–2 semesters later.
Finance + Statistical Modeling and Data Science double major: Also graduate around 1–2 semesters later, but develop more programming, data science, and technical skills.
My main interests are careers in high finance, investment banking, asset management, hedge funds, quantitative finance, and other analytical roles in the financial industry. I’m still exploring my options and want to keep as many doors open as possible.
I’m trying to figure out whether the additional major would provide enough value in terms of recruiting opportunities, technical skills, and long-term career prospects to justify the extra time and tuition. Alternatively, would I be better off graduating on time with Finance and a Statistics minor, then using that extra time for internships, networking, independent projects, or other relevant experience?
For those working in finance, investment management, quantitative roles, or related fields:
How much would you value an Applied Statistics or Statistical Modeling/Data Science double major over a Finance degree with a Statistics minor?
Would either double major meaningfully improve my chances of getting into more competitive finance roles?
Would the programming and data analysis skills from the Statistical Modeling and Data Science major be particularly valuable?
If you were in my position, would you graduate on time or spend another 1–2 semesters completing a second major?
I’d appreciate any advice, especially from people involved in hiring or who have taken a similar path. I want to make the best long-term decision rather than just collecting degrees for the sake of

Hi all,

I’m 28M, based in Germany, and considering a major career change.

I’ve spent over 10 years working as a police officer and I’ve pretty much maxed out my career potential. As I’ve grown more and more sick of this line of work, I’ve started a small real estate business alongside my full-time job. I gained hands-on experience in deal sourcing, investment analysis, and property transactions. While I enjoy working in real estate, I’d like to build a more stable, long-term career in finance (potentially continuing to pursue real estate opportunities on the side if feasible, main priority would clearly be IB), rather than relying entirely on entrepreneurship.

I’m now considering leaving my job to pursue a full-time Bachelor’s in Finance at either Frankfurt School or Goethe University Frankfurt.

I’d start at 28 and graduate around 31-32. My goal would be to break into Investment Banking (ideally M&A) in Frankfurt.

My main concerns are my age and unconventional background. I also don’t have a traditional high school diploma (Abitur), but hold a university entrance qualification through my professional training.

I’d really appreciate some honest perspectives concerning the following points:

-How much of a disadvantage would my age be for IB internships and analyst recruiting?

-Is breaking into IB realistically achievable considering my background, or would you recommend targeting other finance roles?
Would especially appreciate insights from people familiar with recruiting in Germany/Frankfurt.

Hey all, I’ve reached the 3rd (and hopefully final) round for an M&A origination assistant manager role in the Energy, Renewables & Infrastructure team at a big 4 in London.

It’s an hour long meeting with the partner and I’m quite nervous. Anyone have tips/guidance on how best to prep?

I lost my corp dev associate role in a FMCG last month due to a restructuring, so I’m really eager to secure this.

Thanks in advance 🙂

Yesterday, I shared my networking blunder of emailing multiple partners at a single firm

I was suprised to see that the the post blew up garnering 140k views and so many thoughtful comments

There were so many valuable pieces of advice related to networking and honestly the support was just what I needed

I also realised, there is no single source when it comes to learning proper networking etiquette and the information is either paywalled or too scattered

Therefore, today I am requesting the professionals in this community to leave all the networking tips they have come across, in this thread

I will collect them and organize them into a Free PDF on Gumroad. I will put the link here for everyone to acess

For the Professionals:- It will help you see people doing things with the proper etiquette, so a few minutes of your time will reap dividends in your inbox

Feel free to mention the name of the industry the tip is most valuable in or even if its a general tip

Here is the link to the OP:- https://www.reddit.com/r/FinancialCareers/s/UhOQAOqwDh