LSE first-year. Point72 plus Barclays Sales & Trading plus BNP Paribas Sales & Trading plus a VC internship. Four elite outcomes in Year 1 through the ECS paid programme.
§ 01
Starting point
- LSE first-year undergraduate
- Limited prior experience (no internships yet)
- Competing against candidates in higher years
- Targeting hedge funds, S&T, and VC in parallel
§ 02
The problem
First-year recruitment requires standing out with minimal track record against more experienced candidates.
§ 03
What we did
- Offer-Engineering System across multiple sectors simultaneously
- STAR-3® for every application
- PEAL-3™ for every interview
- Commercial Fluency™ across hedge funds, S&T, and venture capital
§ 04
Outcome
- Point72 internship (prestigious multi-strategy hedge fund)
- Barclays Sales & Trading
- BNP Paribas Sales & Trading
- Venture capital internship
- Four elite outcomes in Year 1
§ 05
Why it matters
The system scales from the earliest possible stage across multiple sectors.