The City Course

13 - 17 September 2010
Closing Date: Friday 11 June 2010

The City Course is a 5 day course guaranteed to give you an insider’s perspective on a career in the City. During the week you will visit various different City employers and institutions. There you will take part in a number of employer led business games plus listen to presentations and graduate panels about various City careers.

At each employer visit you will get the opportunity to meet and network with recent graduates working within the firm, representatives from the graduate recruitment teams and occasionally more senior employees. You’ll start early, work hard, and come away with a detailed understanding of how the City works.

The programme covers investment banking, management consultancy, accountancy, commercial law, risk management, and more.

Organisations taking part include:

• Nomura
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Accenture
• Kaplan
• Bloomberg
• Financial Services Authority

Please note: Applications are due in before the summer vacation even though the event is in September. Due to the high volume of applications received for this course, we are unable to acknowledge receipt.

An example of a typical day would be
Morning: Visit the Financial Services Authority in Canary Wharf where you will get the chance to take part in a business game, listen to a panel of graduates talk about their experiences working in the City and network with current FSA employees over lunch.

Afternoon: Visit Accenture’s offices near the Old Bailey. There you will listen to a presentation by Accenture employees about what is involved in Management Consultancy followed by a business game in smaller groups.

Comments from previous students on the course...
"I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. I made a lot of friends, developed my skills and got a great insight into a wide variety of careers."
"The course has helped cement decisions on the areas I may want to go in to."
"Extremely informative. It’s opened my eyes to different companies and industries I haven’t considered before."

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If you have any questions please email us at cs@careers.lon.ac.uk.

Venue All venues used during the event will have full wheelchair access. If you require any special assistance (including induction loops or large print materials) please let us know in advance and we will do our utmost to facilitate your access to this event. Contact us at cs@careers.lon.ac.uk or on 020 7863 6042 to discuss arrangements.

Cost
£75 - This event is exclusive to current students from colleges within The Careers Group, University of London Consortium.

Any other applicants are not eligible to apply.

You will not be asked for payment until you have been accepted on the course.

PLEASE NOTE: There is an administration charge of 10% of the total booking on all cancellations and refunds cannot be given after 5pm on 8 September.

How to apply
Application is by CV and Covering letter.

Your application should cover the following common competencies required for a career in the finance sector:

• the ability to work well in a diverse team;
• effective communication skills;
• strong numeracy and analytical skills;
• commitment and drive to excel;
• a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving;
• excellent organisational and time management skills;
• the ability to lead and positively influence others.

It should also include the following information:

• The name of the university you are currently studying at
• The subject and title of your course
• The year you will graduate
• Email address and telephone number
• Whether you need a work permit to work in the UK

For advice on writing CVs and Covering Letters please visit your college careers service, further details can be found here.

Further advice can also be found at How to Write a CV, Your CV and Covering Letters.

Please send your CV and Covering Letter along with an equal opportunities form (which can be downloaded from below) to cs@careers.lon.ac.uk no later than 5pm on Friday 11 June 2010. Please use "City Course Application" as the subject.

For any enquiries please email cs@careers.lon.ac.uk or call 020 7863 6042.