Latest research
Elite recruitment changes. Each canonical release records what was added, what stayed frozen and what remained a gap, and every observation carries the date it was read from the official page.
Current release SIG-001..SIG-1004 · · feeds: RSS, JSON, release notes (JSON) · corrections
Canonical releases
AI Rules Tracker v2.0: 67 selective employers checked, 36 official statements on AI in selection located, observed 23 September 2026. Of 30 employers with a rule on candidates' own AI use, 24 allow AI help on the written application and 17 forbid AI in interviews. Supersedes the 8-institution v1.0 subset, which stays valid for its own denominator. The 1004-signal corpus is unchanged. Tracker ยท data.
Canonical research corpus runs through SIG-1004 and SRC-387; the 107-signal foundation remains frozen and 897 later signals remain append-only. The release includes 1 verified longitudinal pair and 29/30 authoritative benchmark answers.
Canonical research corpus runs through SIG-186 and SRC-119. Added BCG and A&O Shearman evidence, expanded the defined AI-policy comparison to eight institutions, established a seven-institution human-review subset, published the Global Selection Atlas v1 and a 30-question governed answerability benchmark.
Canonical checkpoint through SIG-179 and SRC-114. Added HSBC candidate-facing generative-AI guidance and student/graduate selection architecture; expanded the AI-policy denominator to six institutions.
Canonical checkpoint through SIG-176 and SRC-112. Added Deloitte UK candidate-AI boundaries, final-stage modality and academic-screening evidence; expanded the defined AI-policy denominator from four to five institutions and the human-review subset from three to four.
Canonical checkpoint through SIG-171 and SRC-110. Added same-employer transactional-hub evidence for Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Freshfields and Clifford Chance and introduced a five-hub comparison layer.
Earlier same-day canonical checkpoint at 132 dated facts (signals). Retained for release history.
Completed dispositions for the original 74-row expansion corpus, expanded structured observations through WGI-CAND-100, and added AI comparison, explorer, longitudinal review, QC and MCP observation search.
Public Who Gets In? routes opened to indexing and machine-readable research, dataset and citation surfaces exposed.
Latest observations
The 15 most recently observed signals in the register, newest first. Each is one institution, programme, market and date; none is a trend claim.
BlackRock's 2027 EMEA Full-Time Analyst programme publishes 30 September 2026 for London, 30 October 2026 for Edinburgh and 31 January 2027 for Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Riyadh.
EMEA · 2027 Full-Time Analyst Program EMEA · Geographic deadlines · Observed 27 September 2026 · Verified 27 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-080 (careers.blackrock.com) · source record
Sidley's current official London FAQs state that it uses the Rare Contextual Recruitment System to make sure that all candidates are assessed fairly within the context of their circumstances.
London · London vacation scheme and trainee recruitment (FAQs) · University access · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-387 (sidleycareers.com) · source record
Sidley's current official London FAQs state that mitigating circumstances are taken into account.
London · London vacation scheme and trainee recruitment (FAQs) · University grade requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-387 (sidleycareers.com) · source record
Sidley's current official London FAQs state that its minimum criteria include AAA at A-level.
London · London vacation scheme and trainee recruitment (FAQs) · School-level grades · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-387 (sidleycareers.com) · source record
Sidley's current official London FAQs state that its minimum criteria include a 2:1 degree in any discipline.
London · London vacation scheme and trainee recruitment (FAQs) · University grade requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-387 (sidleycareers.com) · source record
Linklaters' current official early careers application process page states that candidates should have AAA at A Level or equivalent.
London · Early careers (application process) · School-level grades · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-386 (linklaters.com) · source record
Linklaters' current official early careers application process page states that candidates should be on track for, or have achieved, a 2:1 across all undergraduate modules, in any discipline.
London · Early careers (application process) · University grade requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-386 (linklaters.com) · source record
Lazard's current official 2026 London recruitment process FAQs recommend that candidates who do not meet the criteria but have extenuating circumstances affecting their results still apply and explain the situation on the form.
London · London Intern and Analyst recruitment (2026 FAQs) · University grade requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-279 (lazard.com) · source record
Lazard's current official 2026 London recruitment process FAQs state that applicants must have a minimum predicted or obtained 2.1 university degree classification, or equivalent if studied outside the UK.
London · London Intern and Analyst recruitment (2026 FAQs) · University grade requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-279 (lazard.com) · source record
HSBC's current official students and graduates FAQ page states that it runs events for potential applicants worldwide, including at universities.
Global · Students and graduates (events) · University access · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-253 (hsbc.com) · source record
Bank of America's current official campus experience FAQ states that, to be eligible for a campus opportunity, candidates must be currently enrolled in a college/university or advanced degree program.
Global · Campus opportunities (students) · University access · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-385 (careers.bankofamerica.com) · source record
Lazard's current official UK Sharing Insights page states that applicants do not need any prior work experience in a finance-related field.
London · UK early careers (Sharing Insights FAQ) · Prior experience · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-384 (lazard.com) · source record
Barclays' current official Discovery Programme page states that participants may be considered for a 2027 internship.
United Kingdom · Discovery Programme · Conversion route · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-383 (search.jobs.barclays) · source record
Citi's current official pre-internships page lists all first-year students in a four-year bachelor's degree programme from a US accredited institution as the audience for Freshman Discovery.
United States · Freshman Discovery · Degree timing · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-382 (jobs.citi.com) · source record
Citi's current official pre-internships page lists students both within and outside the UK who are in the first year of a three-year course or the second year of a four-year undergraduate course as the audience for London Spring Insight.
London · Spring Insight · Degree timing · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-382 (jobs.citi.com) · source record
This page: revised . Corpus: 1004 dated facts (signals) from 383 official source records, last canonical update . Release notes
Research programme of Elite Careers Strategy