BNP Paribas Corporate Finance Analyst

It's certainly not a waste of time to apply without relevant experience - but of course, it would be better for your application if you did have some!

You could answer this question in a number of ways. You could leave it blank, but I always think this looks poor on application forms. If it was me, I'd put down my general work experience, but focus on describing how these experiences relate to investment banking, or how the skills and competencies I picked up from these jobs would stand me in a good position for an IB job.

Even if you've just worked at Pizze Hut, you've still worked in a team (see - teamwork), or even lead a team (see - leadership) and are likely to have solved problems (see [ problem solving).

Good luck - please let us know how your application and assessment process goes!

Thanks for the advice, I have submitted and got an e-mail wanting me to complete a online test. I am really worried about it, and don't know what kind of percentage are they looking for since I only started practicing on SHL these two days.

well, that's exactly the type of numerical test you will get. If you have done online tests at BarCap, UBS, RBS etc you should be fine. Anyway, let me know how it goes, because i haven't heard from them since ages after completing the test. Maybe they've frozen recruitment already, who knows.

It's my first online test for applications, that's why i worry i might mess up. what firms you've applied?

does everyone who passes the test gets an interview or do they look at application once you have reached the benchmark for the numerical?

i have passed the numerica test and i got there feedback a month later. They just sent me the e-mail stating that they are not reviewing my application anymore. But i was pretty sure i did the test very well as i have already passed similar tests in different application successfully.

i passed did the test months ago, they are still "under review"

i just got rejected from corp finance,

can i still apply for internship scheme?

Nope, it's one application per year.

l9011fa2 - They're probably trying to schedule you in for an interview but it depends how many assessment centres they've got going on blah blah. If you were to be rejected, they would have done it straight away.

chucky: waiting could be worse than instant rejection, i preferred they could tell me straight away. How about you? any updates from your side?

i've been waiting their feedback for a month after the test completion

I dont know about the rejections that you guys got, but I spoke with a few HR people at BNP, and they told me that they will start screening aplications for Corp Finance in the last week of October and into November... and that's when the interviews will start for Corp Finance. Different programmes has different time tables. I think for Structuring (maybe) and some other departmens, there is no first round, straight AC, which is gonna happen in October I think.

l9011fa2: I understand that's not nice but unfortunately, HR can be slow! I didn't get an instant rejection, they took an entire week plus two days to get to me! So I guess anything longer than that would indicate you've passed the test but they are attempting to schedule an interview. Remember, there's a difference between rejection and being sent an email to say "sorry this job is no longer available."

P.S I didn't apply for Corp Finance, I applied to a different FT graduate scheme.

Hi chucky got some updates from BNP "Thank you for your application for the Hong Kong - Graduate/Analyst - Corporate Finance - Analyst Programme with BNP Paribas. Your application details are currently being reviewed further by the recruitment team and we will be in contact as soon as we have a further update. We would like to thank you for your interest in BNP Paribas. Kind regards BNP Paribas Recruitment Team" any thought?

After I did my test, it was the same as yours like that. (That was an instant thing by the way) Then a week later I got a reject. Don't think too much into it. If you think you've got a good application and you felt the test went well then I am sure you should be okay. Don't think too much into the emails, because that willl only stress you out and upset you more. Focus on your other apps that you have running. And unlike other banks, BNP don't recruit as many graduates so it is harder to get a FT position there.

Finger cross for both of us :)

Finger cross for both of us :)

Fingers cross for you! I've already been rejected! :(

BTW I just realised you applied to Hong Kong. I applied to London so there reason for taking longer might be because of that.

Yes I applied to Hong Kong, I've been interning for a PE firm for 7 months and I am hoping to secure another contract job (investment consulting, final round tomorrow) in London for another 6 months before moving to Hong Kong. I only have 1.5 months windows of available for interview from 16/11 to 31/12, that is why I would preferred them to speed up the process.

Any other applications you have apart from BNP?

Nothing worth talking about at the moment! :(

anyone got updates from BNP?

nothing yet. They should be getting back to us, maybe next week.

Anyone applied to Structured finance, Paris?
Normaly BNP invites for NUmerical instantly after Application form.
But I didn't get any numerical invite after applying for structured finance Paris....
Is this normal.......????

Not always instantly.. Why not call/email them and ask them?

yes, I am going to do that.
Also, does anyone know how many analysts does BNP recruit...?
I guess they dont have a full 'class' of graduate analysts like the American/UK banks

any news so far for Corp. Finance London?? the deadline has passed, so I was expecting to hear back something by now, since they say, that they recruite on a roling basis!!

hi, I applied for the Global structured finance program with BNP but i still have not heard back. Has anyone else heard back from them recently? i submitted my application on the 29 october.should i call them ?

rejected!

Sorry to hear that IBD haunter. when did you apply to them?

applied to them, when they opened their application. Got rejected yesterday!!

I really thought that I am through since they didnt rejected me before, since a lot of people has been rejected few weeks ago!

I've got an e-mail from the BNP Frankfurt office that there is no first round interviews (IBD) before February 2010. ONLY in February 2010 they will decide who they want to invite to the interview. Crazy..... It seems like they extended their application deadline to the end of February 2010.

What is about Paris and London? Same situation?

if i were to guess, then I would guess that they not recruiting much this year. They are just trying to fill their analyst class with TEMPS (long term interns) - if you look at their website, it seems like they have more vacancies for Long Term Interns than they have for Graduates! that makes sense, since the interns are cheaper!!!

From my point of view, they want to wait so long in order to be sure that the economy will have recovered by Q1 2010 and the dealflow will substantially increase from Q2 2010 onwards. Otherwise they won't need so many graduates and will rather hire some cheap interns as IBD_Haunter said!

hi, has everyone that applied for the graduate global structured finance scheme heard back yet? i still havent. I think they are taking on alot of interns this year

IBD_Haunter, sorry to hear about the rejection. as for me, I still have not heard anything back, still "currently under review". I applied for Structured finance in Hong Kong...

has anyone been invited to Interview for Corp. Finance - London - FT??????????

just want to check whether are they recruiting at all!!! I got an interview with their FIG team tomorrow. But that's Coverage.

Hey guys!! I started my application a few months ago for Trading Graduate Analyst role, but missed the deadline (31st October). I recently got two emails saying that I could still submit it and do the tests by 27th November if I want to be considered for the role. I just think this is really weird! I've missed the deadline by nearly a month, and I'm sure BNP received lots of application for the role. So, do you think it's worth continuing my application since I've now only two days to complete it?
Cheers guys!

Yeah cyd38, I got that too, but the email for me states that I have to do the app and the test befor 8/11, which I have done and still waiting for their response.

@lalawilson
I just submitted mine and did the test as well...not sure how long I had to wait now. Did u apply for graduate position in Trading in the UK as well?

I applied to HK, and I just got an invite for an interview

WoW! that's good mate............ goodluck with it!

are you in London or HK right now?

@IBD_Haunter

I am applying to Trading in HK... so they asked me to go to their London office for a video conference interview, can anyone shed some light on how their first interview is conducted? competency? technical?

just got rejected... :(

for Corp. Finance. Did they even call anyone for interview??

also got rejected from bnp paribas last week (internship - fixed income, sales). have deutsche, MS, GS, JPM begun sending out invites/tests?

wow... just had my bnp first F-F interview. The most technical interview i have ever had for trading... the interview lasted for 45 mins and the only non technical question was "introduce yourself..."

lalawilson,

Did you apply for the equities and equity derivatives trading analyst program or the fixed income ?

I applied to the former and still have not heard from them yet, I know they've taken in at least 1 round of candidates for the first interview with the possibility of taking in another if an insufficient number of candidates pass. Hopefully enough people fail the first time for them to warrant inviting more people in haha.

KnifeEdge

I applied for EQ and Derivatives as well. Which location did you apply for?

I applied to Hong Kong, and the guy said they have interviewed 10 people for the first round and I was the last one they interviewed. I think its different for different locations. For Hong Kong derivatives, they focus a lot on volatility trading, so they asked me extensively on warrants and options. Luckily I am invited to second round, and I am seriously cramming technical knowledge now...