All Guides
Long-form guides for every
graduate recruiting cycle.
Deep guides covering finance, consulting, law and cross-sector application cycles. Calendar, firms, application strategy, conversion realities. Refreshed each cycle.
Finance
Investment banking and markets
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
The definitive guide to securing and converting an investment banking summer analyst internship in London and New York: accelerated timelines, technical assessments, and execution strategy.
Investment Banking Full-Time Analyst
Master the competitive recruitment process for investment banking full-time analyst positions in London and New York. Learn about execution work, compensation, and exit options.
Finance Diversity Programmes
Discover how top-tier financial firms employ early-insight and diversity initiatives to fast-track candidates into summer analyst positions.
Consulting
Strategy consulting and Big 4 advisory
Consulting Summer Associate
Master the case interview and break into MBB or Tier 2 firms with our definitive guide to the penultimate-year summer associate recruitment cycle.
Consulting Full-Time Applications
Break into elite strategy consulting directly from university. Master the full-time recruitment cycle, case interviews, and structural fit tests at MBB and tier-two firms.
Consulting Diversity Programmes
Your definitive playbook for navigating early-insight schemes, diversity workshops, and fast-track pipeline initiatives at top-tier consulting firms across the UK and US.
Law
Commercial law and Magic Circle
Law Summer Associate
The ultimate blueprint for navigating 2L recruiting, mastering On-Campus Interviews (OCI), and securing a lockstep Cravath-scale full-time offer at an elite US law firm.
Law First-Year Associate
A comprehensive guide to launching your career as a US BigLaw first-year associate, covering lockstep compensation scales, billing metrics, and survival strategies.
Law Diversity Fellowships
Secure an elite 1L summer associate position and a major financial stipend. Learn how US BigLaw diversity fellowships provide a direct fast-track to lucrative 2L offers.
Cross-sector
The application cycle, end to end
Summer Internship Applications
The definitive playbook for securing elite summer internships across investment banking, management consulting, and professional services in the UK and US.
Full-Time Applications
A comprehensive strategy guide for final-year students and graduates navigating direct full-time applications across finance, consulting, and corporate law.
Off-Cycle Recruiting
Discover how to navigate the hidden, year-round job market at boutique investment banks through tactical cold outreach and immediate technical readiness.
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