Application stages
The six elite-firm application stages. From the first-year Spring Insight through to the final-round partner interview, each stage tests something different, and ECS prepares candidates for each with a specific framework.
Spring Week
Bulge bracket and elite boutique Spring Week entry. What banks publish about first-year insight programmes, and how ECS prepares candidates for them.
Vacation Scheme
Magic Circle and US firm vacation schemes: how schemes lead to training contract interviews, and how ECS advises candidates to approach them.
Training Contract
Magic Circle and US firm training contract entry: the direct route, the vacation scheme route, and what firms publish about their assessment centres.
Summer Analyst
Bulge bracket Summer Analyst conversion. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan: how the 10-week internship becomes a full-time offer.
Assessment Centre
Magic Circle and bulge bracket assessment centres: group exercise, case study and partner interview, and how ECS prepares candidates with BDC and STAR-3.
Partner Interview
Final-round partner interviews at Magic Circle and US firms: what they commonly test, and how ECS prepares candidates to answer under pressure.