Case Study: J.P. Morgan Degree Apprenticeship – From Sixth‑Form to Final Assessment Centre

At a Glance

• Overall pass‑rate <1%; CV‑screen 100% after 2 drafts; 4 → 1 stages cleared in 10 weeks; finance‑quiz 56% → 88% (+32pp); Frameworks: STAR‑3™, PEAL‑3™, BDC™

• Year‑1 apprentice salary £24k + tuition paid; debt‑free route to IB

Before

Year‑13 student; solid but unpolished CV; limited finance knowledge; zero network; unaware of JPM’s multi‑stage process.

After

Invited to JPM January AC; demonstrated market insight, polished pitch and group‑exercise leadership.

Problem

Acceptance <1% weeds out most sixth‑formers pre‑interview. Pavle lacked commercial awareness, concise storytelling, HireVue experience and group‑case practice. Without rapid, structured up‑skilling he’d vanish in the automated sift.

Solution

• STAR‑3™ CV → 100% ATS pass at JPM + two banks.

• 6h/week finance drills → quiz 56% → 88%.

• 8 mock HireVues → latency 3.8s → 1.1s, filler −70%.

• 4 group cases → peer leadership 3/10 → 9/10.

• BDC™ insider map → referral + AC intel.

Result

In ten weeks Pavle vaulted from anonymous school‑leaver to AC contender. Recruiters flagged “confident, commercially aware” responses. He now stands one step from a JPM contract, earning while studying—years ahead of peers taking on debt.

ROI Table

Metric	Result
Client investment	£POA (Price on Appointment).
Apprentice salary (Yr 1 est.)	£24,000 + tuition paid
Pay‑back period	< 3 months of salary
Lifetime uplift (degree + IB route)	£1.5–2m

Testimonial “CCC turned my school projects into banker‑grade stories—now I’m one step from a J.P. Morgan contract.” — Pavle L., A‑level candidate

• We work with just 30 clients globally per year across all programmes, with just 5 in the flagship programme.