Investment banks’ virtual internships may seem a thing of the past now that the summer is over, but it’s worth revisiting exactly what transpired last July and August because – vaccine or not- there are suggestions that banking internships could remain at least partially […]
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5 Ways I Was a Terrible Intern
Anyone who watched It’s a Brad, Brad World on Bravo this past season is familiar with the celebrity stylist’s assistant, Lindsay, who famously took a break from her day’s work to pose in a tiny white bikini and sailor’s hat for a […]
Comment: My encounter with a lazy banking summer intern
With the temperature increasing across Europe and Spring at full speed, students are either battling for the very last summer internship spots in banking, or fantasising about their upcoming one. For the lucky ones there will be £8k – £11k ($10.5k to $14.4k) of […]
Want to earn $150k as an intern? Here’s Harvard’s guide on where to find it
If you go to a top business school, the money you’ll make during a summer internship probably shouldn’t be the biggest factor taken into consideration. But it is a factor, particularly if you are working in an expensive city like New York, […]
Diary of a banking intern: “It all kicks off after 6pm”
Investment banks give you a little bit of time to bed into your internship, but by the second week it’s clear what you’re in for. I haven’t left the office before 2am. Last week, I was out enjoying the (rare) […]
Diary of a banking intern: “Everyone here has spent at least two summers in an investment bank already”
Last week, thousands of students started their summer internships at investment banks across London. Look carefully, and in theory you’ll spot them on coffee runs across Canary Wharf and the City, in their ill-fitting suits and poor choice of tie. […]
The fashion faux pas of finance interns, as recalled by senior bankers
If you’ve got an internship in an investment bank this summer and you read this site often, then you will already know about not wearing brown shoes or purple suits or short skirts or braces (suspenders in the U.S.). You will […]
Unpaid Interns: Does The Law Actually Require That They Be Paid For Their Work?
Do you have students and recent graduates eager to learn about your company and industry just to get a leg up for future employment prospects? Did you know that unless you are careful, you may have to pay them even […]
The seven deadly sins of investment banking interns
Investment banks are about to start handing out offers to their summer interns. The summer internship is most banks’ main recruitment vehicle, but this doesn’t mean all interns make the cut. If you’re pondering why you didn’t receive an offer, […]










