Guidance & Support on Applying for Placements
If you are a student who is currently in the process of applying for placements. please use this booklet to view guidance and resources available to you to help you secure a placement offer.
7. Common Placement Employers
Please find below a list of common industry placement employers within Economics and Finance, their general application opening window and links for more information/how to apply.
Name | General Applications Opening | Website Link |
Accenture | Autumn | |
Airbus | September | |
Allianz UK | September/October | |
Alpha Sights | Rolling | |
American Express | November/December | |
Aon | September | |
Aviva | December | |
AXA | Rolling | |
Bank of America | August/September | |
Bank of England | September/October | |
BDO | September | |
BlackRock | September/October | |
Bloomberg | September/October | |
BMW Group | Autumn | |
BT Group | October/November | |
Cooper Parry | October | |
Deloitte | September | |
Deutsche Bank | November | |
Disney | October | |
Experian | October/November | |
EY | September | |
FTI Consulting | September | |
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) | September - December | |
Goldman Sachs | 15th August 2024 | |
Government Economic and Social Research (GESR) | Autumn | |
Grant Thornton | September | |
HSBC | August - November | |
IG Group | Spring | |
IK Partners | March/April | |
Jaguar Land Rover | October/November | |
JP Morgan | September/October | |
KPMG | Autumn | |
Lazard | October | |
Legal & General | Autumn | |
Lego | November - February | |
Liberty Global | Autumn | |
Lloyds Banking Group | September/October | |
L'Oreal | September/October | |
Mazars | Rolling | |
Morgan Stanley | September/October | |
Nationwide Building Society | October/November | |
NatWest | November/December | |
Network Rail | Autumn | |
Nomura | November | |
Oxford Economics | October | |
PA Consulting | October | |
PwC | End of August/Early September | |
Rolls-Royce plc | Rolling | |
Shipleys LLP | Autumn | |
SMBC | October/November | |
St James' Place | November/December | |
Toyota | October - December | |
TSB Bank | Rolling | |
UBS | September 2024 | |
Unilever | October | |
Virgin Media | Autumn | |
Vodaphone | October/November | |
Volkswagen Financial Services | October/November 2024 | |
Walt Disney | Autumn | |
Warner Bros | Autumn |
If there is an organisation in the list above that you are keen to work with during your Year in Industry, make sure to research them thoroughly and sign up to their Talent network as this will send you reminders for any upcoming events/panels/career opportunities.
Top Tip
- Bookmark the vacancies page and remember to keep checking their website for updates on when they start recruiting for their placement scheme as well as any resources on how to succeed in their specific recruitment process (most of these organisations will give applicants useful information on their application process on their website)