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Five partners Pure Potential is proud to work with:
Barclays Capital
Established only 10 years ago, Barclays Capital is one of the world's fastest growing investment banks.
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. We provide large corporate, government and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs including:
- Bonds
- Commodities
- Credit products
- Equity derivatives
- Inflation-linked products
- Interest rate products
- Foreign Exchange
- Leveraged Finance
- Loans
- Emerging Markets
- Prime Services
- Private Equity
- Securitisation
Barclays Capital has offices in 26 countries, including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York, Tokyo and Singapore and employs over 13,200 people.
What you can look forward to…
We have a variety of opportunities for university students
Spring Session and Insight days.
As a first year university student, you could apply to take part in our spring session which is aimed to give you an overview of our opportunities as well as providing you with a range of skills and knowledge to help you with any future applications.
Summer Internships.
Penultimate year students can apply for our 10 week summer internship in your preferred business area. You will gain an in depth understanding of the job to help you decide whether this is the career for you.
Graduate Opportunities.
In your final year of study, you can apply to us for a graduate opportunity in the following areas:
- Front office
- Investment Banking and Debt Capital Markets
- Sales
- Trading
- Structuring
- Research
- Quantitative Analytics
- Risk Management
Infrastructure is a key growth area for the bank and there are a number of exciting new opportunities for graduates
- Finance
- Compliance
- Corporate Communications
- Global Marketing
- Corporate Real Estate Services
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Operations
- Technology
Why Choose Us?
Barclays Capital offers a different kind of experience from most investment banks. Far from anonymous and impersonal, it is a lively environment attracting vibrant personalities in search of adventure and thriving on visibility and accountability. Alongside our entrepreneurial flair sits a strong client focus. Our ideas and innovations are driven by one motive; to obtain the best results for our clients. A flat management structure coupled with a commitment to state-of-the-art technology ensures that we are fast on our feet.
We provide a truly global working environment; our teams are integrated across the world, creating a stimulating culture, giving you the chance to develop your career and work with colleagues internationally. We hire and encourage the brightest talent, and as we place so much value on individual initiative, we give you every opportunity to flourish and prosper.
They say:
I was surprised to see how prepared some of the students were, very impressed - they were very good with questions and being interactive.
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Lindsay Powell
UBS