Bank of America online assessment and interviews

Spring insight in London, plus summer analyst programmes

Last checked 22 September 2026

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Programme and dates

Spring Insight WeekOfficial:Four days in person in London across banking and markets, payments and credit, and corporate functions and strategySource: Employer page, spring insight register-interest listing for London, 2027
Who can applyOfficial:First and second-year students, and the 2026 edition asked for a 2028 graduation date and at least 112 UCAS pointsSources: Employer page, spring insight register-interest listing for London, 2027 Employer page, spring insight register-interest listing, 2026 edition
No date yetStatus on 22 September 2026, reviewed as applications arrive so it can close earlyOfficial:A register-interest listing is live, and pre-internship programmes recruit about two to three months before they start, often choosing people before the deadlineSources: Employer page, spring insight register-interest listing for London, 2027 Employer page, students application process

Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply

Register your interest on the 2027 London spring listing
Decide your one office and one division before you apply
Draft two competency answers that end with a clear resultGo to practice for: Draft two competency answers that end with a clear result
Record three answers and use at least 1 minute 45 seconds on eachGo to practice for: Record three answers and use at least 1 minute 45 seconds on each
Read how group exercises are marked before the day-four assessment centreGo to practice for: Read how group exercises are marked before the day-four assessment centre

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Application and competency questionsOfficial:A CV upload and competency questions, with one office and one division per yearSource: Employer page, students application processPractise for Application and competency questions: Motivation answer
Video interviewOfficial:The EMEA application includes a recorded video interviewSource: Employer page, students application processPractise for Video interview: Recorded video interview
Spring week assessment centreOfficial:After case studies and breakout sessions, some participants are invited to an in-person assessment centre on day fourSource: Employer page, spring insight posting for London, 2026 edition

Official:Later stages can include exercises and assessments that measure key aptitudes and valuesSource: Employer page, students application process
Unverified:A prep site lists separate numerical, verbal and logical tests, which the bank's pages don't confirmSource: Game Assessment Prep, process summary
Unverified:One London candidate in August 2026 described a mostly behavioural online assessment with some numerical questionsSource: Game Assessment Prep, process summary
Unverified:In the 2025 to 2026 cycle, spring applicants said they went straight from the CV to the video interviewSource: The Student Room

Official:For EMEA programmes the video interview is part of the application and has to be finished by the programme deadlineSource: Employer page, students application process
Official:The bank's US and Canada guidance gives 30 seconds to prepare and up to 3 minutes per answer, suggesting at least 1 minute 45 seconds, but the EMEA section gives no timingsSource: Employer page, students application process
Unverified:About five questions, with prep sites split on whether you get a retakeSource: Game Assessment Prep, video interview overview

Official:Doing well at the day-four assessment centre leads to a summer internshipSource: Employer page, spring insight posting for London, 2026 edition
Official:Summer programme interviews mix phone and video calls with HR, business managers and peersSource: Employer page, students application process
Official:Some rounds include a group exercise or a presentationSource: Employer page, students application process
Reported:Interviews are competency-based, with investment banking technical questions in later roundsSource: Game Assessment Prep, process summary

Reported:A tracker listed the 2027 London spring insight's opening date as to be confirmed on 22 September 2026Source: Trackr, spring week timeline for 2027
Official:The 2026 London spring insight ran in April 2026Source: Employer page, spring insight posting for London, 2026 edition
Official:The London investment banking summer analyst programme for 2027 lists a deadline of 11 October 2026, with assessments starting before itSource: Employer page, summer analyst listing for 2027 in London
Reported:Firms often review applications as they arrive and can close before the advertised deadlineSource: Trackr, summer 2027 internship timeline

Details change between recruitment cycles, so your invite and the employer's own pages have the final word

Official:: The employer or organisation says it on its own website or in its own documents
Reported:: From surveys, news, candidate reports or prep sites, not the employer's own pages
Unverified:: Sources disagree or the evidence is thin, so treat it as a possibility

Bank of America, listing copied by targetjobs: Spring insight register-interest listing for London, 2027, live September 2026
Bank of America, listing copied by Higherin: Spring insight register-interest listing, 2026 edition, 2025 to 2026 cycle
Bank of America: Students application process, live September 2026
Bank of America, posting copied by RecruitMyself: Spring insight posting for London, 2026 edition, 2025 to 2026 cycle
Bank of America: Summer analyst listing for 2027 in London, live September 2026

Game Assessment Prep: Process summary, reviewed September 2026
The Student Room: Spring insight 2026 applicant thread, 2025 to 2026 cycle
Game Assessment Prep: Video interview overview, August 2026
Trackr: Spring week timeline for 2027, September 2026, opening dates estimated from earlier cycles
Trackr: Summer 2027 internship timeline, September 2026, opening months estimated from earlier cycles