Case Study: Point72, Barclays, BNP – From LSE to Buy‑Side & S&T Offers
- hassan2990
- Sep 8
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 7
At a Glance
100% interview hit‑rate; 5 offers (HF, IB×2, VC, FinTech); 8 CV revisions / 324 edits; 12 months with 24/7 WhatsApp; Frameworks: STAR‑3™, PEAL‑3™
Year‑1 S&T comp forecast £95k; Point72 summer pay c. £10k
Before
International LSE first‑year with zero UK network, generic résumé and no buy‑side exposure; applying to sub‑1% acceptance roles.
After
Metrics‑rich CV, value‑investing thesis and STAR‑3™ answers; Point72 internship, Barclays & BNP S&T offers, plus VC & fixed‑income roles.
Problem
Elite hedge funds and S&T desks reject over 99% of first‑years, favouring Oxbridge/Ivy pipelines. Dhruv’s academics could not mask gaps: a résumé without quantified impact to survive ATS; rambling narratives that didn’t link actions to P/L; and investor vocabulary geared to sell‑side, not buy‑side. With deadlines looming, each mis‑step risked season‑long silence. He needed a playbook to convert coursework into alpha stories, drill macro trade rationales, and build a City network fast enough to earn referrals before AC shortlists.
Solution
VTMR™‑style CV (11 verbs, 14 KPIs) → ATS score +42pp.
15 STAR‑3™ stories → interview clarity 9.1/10.
6 macro trade ideas modelled → Point72 case +18% back‑test.
27 warm conversations via PEAL‑3™ emails → 5 referrals.
12 motivational scripts → panel “fit” top‑decile.
Result
Within a year Dhruv amassed 10+ interviews and five offers: Point72, Barclays, BNP, a VC placement and a fixed‑income FinTech role. BlackRock, Lazard and Wellington also advanced him. Recruiters praised “mature risk‑reward framing uncommon at freshman level.”
ROI Table
We work with just 30 clients globally per year across all programmes, with just 5 in the flagship programme
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