SEO-U:Freshmen & Sophomore Training

SEO-U is a summer pipeline program for first-year and second-year undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about the financial services industry and corporate America.

If you are a sophomore, you can apply DIRECTLY to one of the following internship program areas:

Investment Banking
Sales & Trading
Asset Management
Information Technology

If you are a sophomore interested in a program area other than the ones listed above, you can apply to SEO-U.

SEO-U students have access to an online community which gives them a virtual experience similar to that of SEO Career Program interns.

• As a SEO-U participant, you will receive unparalleled access to SEO's top online training programs including ZooLogic and Stock-Trak. Additionally, to further enhance your finance and markets knowledge, SEO is offering you FREE online access to the Vault Career Guides.
• Through online webinars (web-conferencing), SEO will also provide participants industry overviews as well as crucial application and resume tips. This access will help prepare you to interview successfully for positions in the finance industry.

• Finally, participants will be invited to attend a 'SEO-U Day' during the summer (attendance is optional), where participants in SEO-U will receive practical training and will be able to interact with SEO alums currently on Wall Street.

Participating in SEO-U does NOT guarantee you an internship for the following year.  However, it will provide you with the advanced tools necessary to strengthen your candidacy when reapplying to a future SEO Class.

If you are eligible to apply to the internship area of your choice as a sophomore, we encourage you to do so. If you are a sophomore and not eligible to apply to the internship area of your choice until junior year, we encourage you to apply to SEO-U.

Please note that the Career Program will be spending the majority of the Fall 2009 recruiting SEO Career Program Intern candidates. Review of SEO-U virtual pipeline program candidates will begin in January 2010. Please note the SEO-U application timeline below.

SEO-U Candidates:

In the meantime, we encourage you to raise your GPA, review your industry areas of choice, and reach out to SEO alumni and campus recruiters in Fall 2009 to learn more about SEO.

If you are a junior interested in the SEO Corporate Law program, you may be eligible to particpate in the SEO-U Corporate Law program. SEO-U Corporate Law is a virtual pipeline program that helps undergraduates prepare for law school and the SEO Corporate Law internship program. For more information, contact Mekaelia Davis at mdavis@seo-usa.org