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‘One application, infinite opportunities…’

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What is SEO London?Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) London is an alumni driven not-for-profit organisation

SEO Careers provides outstanding Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students with internships and graduate roles at the TOP firms in investment banking, management consulting, professional services, corporate law, technology, advertising, TV, film, radio, music and publishing

SEO Scholars helps outstanding secondary school students from under-privileged backgrounds to improve their attainment and university / career options

80% of the 2,500+ BME undergrads SEO London programme has supported since 2000 have gone on to secure full-time graduate positions with SEO partner firms

SEO provides supported students with education, training, mentoring, accelerated access and wide support networks to ensure their success

In 2012 SEO helped provide internships and graduate roles for 800+ BME undergrads (in EVERY year of study) with more than 60 partner firms

In 2013 SEO will be able to provide more than 1,000 internships and graduate roles with over 100 employers!

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We help you go from …

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We help you get from here ….To ….

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Creative Industries

Corporates

I-Banks and Technology

Corporate Law

Professional Services

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HOW SEO LONDON HELPS

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SEO provides comprehensive

support

One Application - Access All

FirmsApplication Accelerationand Support

Comprehensive Training

Highly paid Internship / Placement

Mentoring From Industry

Experts

Network with CEOs

Fast Track To Graduate

Lifetime Network

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PROGRAMMES AND PARTNER FIRMS

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Investment banking and Technology firms

Programmes and select Partner Firms

Investment Banking areas covered

Revenue Infrastructure

InvestmentBanking Markets Investment

Management

M&A Capital Markets Sales Trading Research

PrivateWealth

Management

AssetManagement

Operations InternalAudit TechnologyFinance Legal and

Compliance Risk

ApplicationDeveloper

InfrastructureEngineer

BusinessAnalyst

In the last three years SEO has helped 200+ students secure internship and graduate roles in GS alone

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Programmes and select Partner Firms

Corporate Law - Key Facts

• More than 200 opportunities in 2013

• Exclusive open days and training contract networking events

• Multiple vacation schemes are possible

Last year SEO helped recruit 10% of ALL Linklaters training contract recruits !

SEO will provide access to 200 vacation schemes places in 2013

Corporate Law firms

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Professional Services firms

Programmes and select Partner Firms

Professional services - Key Facts

• Opportunities include summer internships, industrial placements and graduates schemes

• London and ALL regional offices

• Exclusive mini SEO internships with strategy consultancies

• Last year SEO provided 42 placements and grad roles at Ernst & Young alone!

ProfessionalServices

Audit / Assurance Tax Corporate

FinanceConsulting /

Advisory

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Programmes and select Partner Firms

Creative Industries - Key Facts

• SEO advertising platform in conjunction with IPA

• SEO creative industries platform in conjunction with Creative Access

• Exciting January start opportunities in film and television in conjunction with PACT. Example of shows include – X-Factor, Skins, Big Brother, The Biggest Looser etc.

• Education and networking events throughout the year

• Paid internships and graduate opportunities

• More than 300 opportunities available in 2013

Creative Industries

Advertising Film, TV & Music Publishing & Journalism

Creative Industries Firms

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Corporates

Programmes and select Partner Firms

Corporates

Finance Technology Marketing SalesR&D

Corporates - Key Facts

• Paid internships and graduate opportunities

• Both UK and International internships available • Basel, Switzerland• New York, USA

• 40 - 50 opportunities available in 2013

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Programmes and select Partner Firms

SEO First Year Fast Track INVESTMENT BANKING

CORPORATE LAW

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

FYFT- Key Facts

• More than 300+ spaces available

• Students will be invited to attend exclusive training from, and networking with, SEO alumni and partner firm representatives

• On-going support from SEO in the form of comprehensive training and mentoring

Review / Improve CV

SEO FYFT 1 or 2-day insight programme

Networking events and

spring internship fast track

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www.seo-london.comwww.seo-london.comSource: HESA stats, efinancial careers, SEO data

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150,000

£50+

£28+

£19+

All Advertising

I-banksProfessional Service

Firms

UK City Law

Firms

£38+ £38+

£55+

US City Law Firms

FTSE 100 companies

£28+

Compensation2012 graduate starting salaries VS. 5-Year Average

£150,000

£60,000

£25000

£70,000£80,000

£150,000

£45,000

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCESS

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA INVESTMENT BANKING*

CORPORATE LAW **

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES***

CORPORATES/CREATIVE

INDUSTRIESTECHNOLOGY

**** FYFT

ON TRACK FOR 2.1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

ANY DEGREE BACKROUND ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

300 UCAS POINTS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

240 UCAS POINTS ✔

B IN GCSE MATHS & ENGLISH ✔

* Operations and Finance year long placements available

** 2nd year of a Law degree or final year of a non Law degree (Should be completing LPC in 2013 or 2014)

*** 320 UCAS points for consulting and corporate finance

**** C++/JAVA/C# beneficial

SEO Eligibility criteria

SEO has opportunities for every year of study:– First Year Fast Track for candidates graduating in 2015– Internships / industrial placements for penultimate year candidates or final years intending to complete a Masters

degree– Graduate roles in every industry we cover

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA INVESTMENT BANKING

CORPORATE LAW

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

CORPORATES/CREATIVE

INDUSTRIESTECHNOLOGY FYFT

APPLICATION FORM ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

PHONE INTERVIEW OR MEET AND GREET ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

NUMERICAL TEST ✔ ✔ ✔

VERBAL TEST ✔ ✔

PROGRAMMING APTITUDE TEST ✔

SEO Assessment Process

The SEO process is shorter than all partner firms’ direct processes

SEO recruits based on potential and will also support, coach and advise you throughout the process

SEO recruits on a rolling basis i.e. first come first serve

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What next?• Make an (online) application asap – all admissions are on a rolling basis!

• Please visit the website www.seo-london.com for more details

• Register online with SEO London so we can keep you posted about next steps

• Join us on social media– facebook.com/SEOLondonInfo– Twitter@SEOLondonInfo – LinkedIn ‘SEO London’

• SEO interviews will begin in October for all programmes

• Start your preparation

• Ensure you are commercially aware

• Practice numerical and verbal reasoning tests

• Practice interview questions

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Thank you

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APPENDIX

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Prepare before you put your CV together:• Do your research on what competencies are relevant for your first choice industry• Check CVs of friends/family who have done internships

• Be yourself and pitch yourself appropriately – be consistent with your cover letter• Specifically follow instructions provided by SEO or partner firms (ESPECIALLY with online

applications)• Have a coherent, simple structure (no paragraphs please!) One page for most programmes, two

pages for Law• Use consistent tense • List your overall grade/expected grade (ALL applicants)• List your 1st year uni subjects and grades (Law & PS applicants)• Look it over with a “fresh pair of eyes”. Have someone else proofread and give feedback/check

errors• Keep a copy (so you know WHY you applied and WHAT you wrote)• Use spell check!!!• SEO will review and improve your CV if edits are required!

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Preparing your cover letter• Think of it as a way to frame and position your CV to be attractive to SEO or a specific

firm.

• You should not have a summary or objectives on the top of a CV for investment banking, so use the cover letter as a guide to the most important features of your CV.

• Each cover letter should be different, so always keep a copy and check over who you wrote it to!

• Be specific and concrete – your cover letter is your opportunity to paint a very visual picture of who you are, what motivates you, what your successes are, etc. Let us see you in action!

• Make sure that cover letter has a structure as you would any essay• Paragraph one: Why you are interested in the industry• Paragraph two: Why you are interested in the division to which you are applying

(where relevant)• Paragraph three: Why would you be a great candidate for the SEO programme

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• FORMATTING ERRORS:• Multiple page CVs• Dynamic summaries or objectives on the top of your CV• Fancy fonts (Arial/Times New Roman ok.)• Anything swirly or multi-coloured not ok!)

• CONTENT ERRORS:• Poor spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors• Inaccurate or untrue information• Forgetting to change the company name on a previously used cover letter! • Incorrect dates on your CV (there is a background check, so make sure it’s right!)• Misspelling contact person’s name• Inconsistent tenses• Negative comments about past work experience/colleagues• Procrastination – if you leave CVs and cover-letters to the last minute, you WILL • make mistakes!• Silly/inappropriate e-mail address (i.e [email protected]). • Wrong or outdated phone number• Writing in TEXT speak, U NO WAT I MEAN?

• If you do not receive a favourable response, do not send a rude e-mail or leave a rude phone message. Recruiters have good memories!!

CV & cover letter bin-proofing

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Commercial Awareness• Do you have a genuine, demonstrable interest in how the City works?

― Often the most important differentiator for interviewers• General reading

― How the City is structured• “All you need to know about the City” (Chris Stokes)

― Recent economic history • “Too Big to Fail” (Andrew Ross Sorkin)• “The Big Short” (Michael Lewis)• “The End of Wall Street” (Roger Lowenstein)• “All the Devils are Here” (Bethany McLean)

― Historic perspective• “Liar’s Poker” (Michael Lewis)• “Barbarians at the Gate” (Bryan Burrough, John Helyar)

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Commercial Awareness cont...

• Current Market Reading―What you need to know

• Facts – current issues, background, etc.• Opinion – your take on the story, wider relevance to what is happening• Legal dimension – for those interested in Law

―Sources• (Online) business sections of broadsheet papers (Times, Guardian, Telegraph)• Financial Times – front pages, Lex column, Companies & Markets headlines• The Economist• Bloomberg, Reuters (for those interested in Markets)• The Lawyer, Legal Week, Lawyer2B, Roll on Friday, etc (for those interested in

Law)―Read the business commentary/editor columns to help develop ‘your’

opinion

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How do YOU become a strong SEO intern?

• Do your demonstrated skills match the competencies required for the role you are most interested in?

• Details on required competencies and the roles/industries we cover are listed on the SEO website

• Academic excellence

• Excellent quantitative, analytic and creative skills

• Leadership in extra curricular activities and a demonstrated commitment to community service• Very good attention to detail

• Strong interpersonal and networking skills

• Career commitment - Commercial awareness - Strong academic reference

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How do you make yourself a Strong Candidate?

• Do you have a personality, opinions?• Do you show an interest in the business world and current affairs? • Do you pay careful attention to detail? Can I trust you with clients and big deals

someday?• Are you prepared? Can you explain why you are (a) interested in working in a

particular business and (b) why you think you will be successful in that business?• Are you bright? Do you have sound analytic and quantitative skills? Do you

demonstrate good decision making skills?• Are you creative? • Are you adaptable?• Are you someone who is action orientated? Do you have drive? Are you willing to go

that extra mile?• Are you a team player? Can you listen and can you persuade? Will you network?• Will you give back?

• To help prepare yourself please visit http://www.seo-london.com/

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What next?• Make an (online) application asap – all admissions are on a rolling basis!

• Please visit the website www.seo-london.com for more details

• Register online with SEO London so we can keep you posted about next steps

• Join us on social media– facebook.com/SEOLondonInfo– Twitter@SEOLondonInfo – LinkedIn ‘SEO London’

• SEO interviews will begin in October for all programmes

• Start your preparation

• Ensure you are commercially aware

• Practice numerical and verbal reasoning tests

• Practice interview questions

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Thank you