EconSoc is one of the university’s longest standing and most successful societies. We are one of the largest societies on campus, with over 700 members, and have a fantastic reputation for academic, social and career events.
It costs £5 to join for one year, or £15 for all three.
What we offer?
If you join EconSoc then you can take advantage of numerous social, sporting and career opportunities.
· Prestigious external speakers
· Career-orientated presentations from our sponsors
· Regular updates on graduate and intern opportunities
· The chance to buy and sell books, and interact with course mates
· Join the society football, netball or basketball team which competes in the weekly IMS League
· Skills workshops on qualities which could enhance employment prospects
· Mock trading games
· Updates on the financial world, competitions held by large firms and job vacancies for all years
· Crucial information on Spring Weeks and internships ( with bank-specific and division-specific profiles)
· Regular socials to interact with fellow EconSoc members
Sports Teams
EconSoc has 2 football teams, 1 netball team and 1 basketball team which compete in the weekly IMS Nottingham League. Our kits will be sponsored and subsidised by Citi.
Our sponsors
EconSoc are sponsored by Citi, Deloitte, Mercer and ICAP. These prestigious firms will be coming on campus through the year to provide insights and career information about their company.
Citi
Citi will be sponsoring our sports teams, who will compete in the weekly IMS League. With subsidised, sponsored kit for all our players, we will even have to opportunity to play against Citi’s very own football team in London.
Citi has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.
Information on spring weeks, internships and graduate opportunities at Citi will be provided.
Fancy a career in trading? Do you have what it takes? Here's your chance to prove it and find out more about Sales & Trading at Citi.
We are holding a Citi Trading Game Challenge on campus where you can show what you're made of. What's more, if you finish in the top two you'll head to London to represent your university at Citigroup Centre in the finals on 7 & 14 December
The winners will get cash prize, a chance to experience the trading floor in real life and receive first hand advice and tips about our recruitment process.
Mercer
Mercer is the global leader for trusted HR and related financial advice, products and services. In our work with clients, we make a positive impact on the world every day. We do this by enhancing the financial and retirement security, health, productivity and employment relationships of the global workforce. Mercer has more than 19,000 employees serving clients in over 180 cities and 40 countries and territories worldwide. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., we can also provide access to the complementary services of our sibling companies, Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman.
Internship and graduate opportunities will be made available through EconSoc.
Mercer presentation evening
In addition to detailed information on vacancies and intern opportunities, the evening will focus on :
· Investment Consulting v Investment Banking - an insight into the similarities and differences between the two.
· Careers in consulting - a focus on our HC line of business
For those interested in finance, mergers and acquisitions, consultancy and HR, this event is not to be missed!
ICAP
ICAP is the world’s premier interdealer broker, connecting buyers and sellers in the world’s financial markets. Fast-moving. Innovative. Meritocratic. It’s an exciting business, a growing business, a hub of innovation. A place where talent and ambition thrive – and where each day brings another opportunity, another challenge, another chance to prove your potential.
You want to understand what interdealer broking is all about. We can explain. You want to know about working at the cutting edge of global financial markets. We can tell you what it’s like. You want to get a feel for the kind of careers on offer. We can make them come to life. You want to meet people who’ve been there and done it – who can show you what it means to work in one of the fastest moving, innovative and meritocratic environments around. We can make that happen. ICAP is the world’s premier interdealer broker, connecting buyers and sellers in the global financial markets. Come along to our networking event, and talk to representatives from across our business – about ICAP, about what we do, about our ambitions and plans for the future, and how they might fit into yours.
To find out more about ICAP, our global range of opportunities, the kind of people we’re looking for, and to apply, visit www.icap.com/careers
Deloitte
Deloitte” is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. Deloitte is the largest private professional services organisation in the world, with approximately 182,000 staff at work in more than 150 countries.
Deloitte will hold two events on campus throughout the year, with internship and graduate role opportunities being made available.