Internship Course Description

The Internship Program for Women in Investment Banking
Provides a carefully selected, highly talented, well-prepared and supported pool of women as a recruiting resource for Investment Banks

On Campus Awareness Sessions
Investment Banking 101
High level overview of the Investment Banking industry - what to expect, benefits and challenges, what's required, etc. Designed to engage students in an opening dialogue. 90 minutes; delivered on campus. Open to all students.

Careers in the Front Office
A follow-on piece to IB 101. Provides more context and detail as five Front Office roles are compared and contrasted. Focuses on the skills and attributes that constitute "fit" for each role. Interactive; 90-120 minutes; delivered on campus. Open to all students.

Careers In Infrastructure
Also builds on IB 101. Similarly compares and contrasts Infrastructure roles to help students identify potential career paths based on their skills, attributes, and preferences. Interactive; 90-120 minutes; delivered on campus. Open to all students.

Internship Program
Interview Clinic
A block of training tailored to the Investment Banking Interview. Focuses on content as well as appearance/presence. Students will be filmed as they participate in a variety of mock-interview scenarios. Tapes of these practice sessions will be used as a basis for clear feedback and coaching. Delivered in a central location. Open to select Junior level students.

Internship Training Curriculum
A block of training designed to prepare students to successfully navigate internships and secure full-time employment in their firm of choice. Focus includes technical skills, leadership skills, as well as soft skills. Delivered in a central location. Open to select Junior level students who have secured internships at partner Investment Banks.

Cross-Generational Mentoring Program
Students will be matched with a cross-generational group of mentors. These mentoring groups will provide interns with a variety of role models with different expertise, perspectives, and levels of experience. The objective is to support the students to effectively navigate their internship experience. Open to select Junior level students who have secured internships at partner Investment Banks.

Leadership Challenge
After receiving foundation-level training in Financial Planning, students will be asked to envision, research, flesh out, and present a leadership initiative of their choice. The project is intended to appeal to a common core motivator for women, the desire to make a difference, by making and reinforcing the connection between earnings and potential impact. Open to select Junior level students who have secured internships at partner Investment Banks.

Girls: Math, Science and Business
Research shows that for a variety of reasons, girls start to perform below their capability in math early as 3rd to 6th grade. Similarly younger women shy away from careers in business because they don't see the connection to their values, and because they do not see credible role models. As a way to begin expanding the pipeline, students work as a team to implement a project designed to connect with an existing group of younger girls, e.g. soccer team, girl scout troop, to provide tutoring, role modeling, informal coaching etc. Open to select Junior level students who have secured internships at partner Investment Banks.