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Investment banking spring week in London for the 2027 cycle

Last checked 29 September 2026

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The 2027 posting was live on 29 September 2026 and read from a job board's copy, because the firm's portal blocks automated reading

Programme and dates

Investment Banking Spring Week ProgrammeOfficial:A London spring week with skills sessions, business presentations, case study work, mentoring and networkingSource: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London
Who can applyOfficial:First-years, or second-years on four-year degrees, graduating in spring or summer 2029, with one application per recruitment seasonSource: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London
Open, closes 30 November 2026Status on 29 September 2026, reviewed as applications arrive so it can close earlyOfficial:Open on 29 September 2026 and closes on 30 November 2026, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis from late November to February 2027Source: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London

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

Apply well before 30 November, as review is rolling and places can fill earlyGo to practice for: Apply well before 30 November, as review is rolling and places can fill early
Choose between the investment banking and equity research weeks, as you can apply only once a season
Do a full mixed numerical, deductive and inductive set against the clockGo to practice for: Do a full mixed numerical, deductive and inductive set against the clock
Sit a full numerical test with your own calculatorGo to practice for: Sit a full numerical test with your own calculator
Try the most and least like me statement blocks so the format isn't newGo to practice for: Try the most and least like me statement blocks so the format isn't new
Draft why this firm and your greatest achievement in about 200 words eachGo to practice for: Draft why this firm and your greatest achievement in about 200 words each

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Online applicationOfficial:An online application with your CV, reviewed on a rolling basis, and only one application per season across the firm's programmesSource: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London
Written questionsReported:One candidate's account from the last cycle describes two answers of about 200 words, on why this firm and programme and on your greatest achievementSources: OurGen, a candidate's spring week application, step by step OurGen, online assessment guide
Online testsReported:A general ability test mixing numerical, deductive and inductive items and a personality questionnaire, and possibly a judgement testSources: JobTestPrep Intervyo OurGen, online assessment guidePractise for Online tests: SHL-style interactive general ability (Verify Interactive G+ format)SHL-style general ability, multiple choice (Verify G+ format)SHL-style numerical reasoning (classic Verify format)SHL-style verbal reasoning (classic Verify format)SHL-style inductive reasoning (classic Verify format)SHL-style personality questionnaire (forced-choice triplets)SHL-style situational judgement
InterviewReported:One candidate's account describes a live video interview of about 45 minutes with a VP on motivation, your CV and recent market news, with an answer one to two weeks laterSource: OurGen, a candidate's spring week application, step by step

Official:Online tests are part of the process but aren't sent when you submit, and screening and testing may be delayedSource: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London
Reported:Prep sites name the same provider for the spring week and internship tests, and say you must pass them to reach an interviewSources: JobTestPrep Intervyo OurGen, online assessment guide
Reported:One candidate's account puts the tests at about 45 minutes in one sitting and more time-pressured than other banks' testsSource: OurGen, a candidate's spring week application, step by step
Unverified:One prep site gives the ability test as 30 questions in 36 minutes, while another describes an interactive drag-and-drop versionSources: JobTestPrep OurGen, online assessment guide
Unverified:One guide counts 14 judgement scenarios where you pick the most and least effective responseSource: OurGen, online assessment guide
Unverified:One prep site says the personality questionnaire shows three or four statements at a time and asks which is most and least like youSource: JobTestPrep
Unverified:One guide says you usually get 7 days to finish, and that you can't go back to a submitted ability questionSource: Intervyo

Unverified:Whether spring applicants record a video interview is unconfirmed, and the one candidate's account describes a live interview insteadSources: OurGen, a candidate's spring week application, step by step Intervyo

Reported:The interview covered why this firm and investment banking, what you want from the week, a CV walkthrough and recent market news, with no trick technicalsSource: OurGen, a candidate's spring week application, step by step
Unverified:Summer guides describe several back-to-back interviews at a superday, which spring applicants don't appear to faceSource: Finbound
Official:Strong performers on the week may be considered for the 2028 summer internshipSource: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London

Official:The 2027 posting closes on 30 November 2026 and is reviewed on a rolling basis from late November 2026 to February 2027Source: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London
Reported:An equity research spring week in London is posted alongside the investment banking one for 2027Source: SimplyTK
Official:Last cycle's London posting was reviewed on a rolling basis from late November 2025 to January 2026 and closed on 1 December 2025Source: Employer page, investment banking spring week posting for 2026 in London
Official:The firm's student page lists summer internships and analyst programmes and sends applicants to its campus portalSource: Employer page, students and graduates

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

Jefferies, posting copied by StudySmarter: Investment banking spring week posting for 2027 in London, live, seen 29 September 2026
Jefferies, posting copied by StudySmarter: Investment banking spring week posting for 2026 in London, closed 1 December 2025, seen September 2026
Jefferies: Students and graduates, live September 2026