Overview

The Spring Insight Program is a three-day, in-person educational workshop designed to give college sophomores a taste of life within the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division of Standard Chartered Bank. You will learn exactly what a career with us could look like, with an opportunity to be considered first for the 2026 summer internship program in our New York City office. Our paid internship programs, in turn, act as a pipeline into our graduate opportunities.

The 2025 Spring Insight Program will take place from April 9-11, 2025.

Who can apply?

We are committed to fostering an environment which reflects the communities in which we operate, where different perspectives are valued. All students who meet the below eligibility criteria are encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from underrepresented backgrounds to help ensure broad representation across the Bank, however, as an equal opportunity employer all applications are welcome and will be considered without regard to any protected characteristic.

Eligibility criteria for all students are as follows:

• Any major or area of study
• Must be in your sophomore year of college with a graduation date in between December 2026 and June 2027

The Program

Upon joining the program, you will be fully immersed into the banking world, with the opportunity to experience our culture, learn new skills, and gain an understanding of the route you might want to take after university.

You will also:

• Learn about Standard Chartered and our global structure
• Hear from senior leaders within our CIB division which includes Markets, Global Banking, Coverage, and Transaction Banking
• Meet with current graduates to find out what their day-to-day work looks like
• Shadow colleagues in different areas of the business
• Learn how to make an impact as an intern
• Attend resume review and interview tips sessions with our Early Careers Team
• Be considered first for our 2026 summer internship program

Who are we looking for?

You don't need any specific knowledge or experience of the financial services industry to join our Spring Insight Program. We are looking for potential. To us that means a hunger to learn, a curiosity to understand, and a passion to do the right thing. Successful applicants will be motivated, enthusiastic, confident communicators and ready to get involved in a variety of different challenges!

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thingand are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle,continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together,we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-offincluding annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning cultureto support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

Recruitment Assessments

Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.

Once we review your application, if you are selected to progress in the process, you will receive an invitation to take an online assessment. The Bank will consider your answers in the assessment when determining whether you will be offered one of the available Spring Insight slots.

The Spring Insight Program is an unpaid educational workshop, however, travel and accommodation will be reimbursed for students outside of the immediate NYC/NJ area.

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