Careers Programmes in the U.K.

The first step in our recruitment process is to complete an online profile and upload your CV.

Here are some guidance notes to help you.

• You may only submit one application for either the Spring Insight or Industrial Placement role in any given year. It is important to check the eligibility criteria before beginning your application. (Please note we have already successfully filled positions for our 2024 Summer Internship programme)
• Please check that your phone number and email address are correct as this is the only way we can contact you.
• Please make sure to include all key information on your CV including the following: grades from school, university, and further education; years attended at school and years attending at university, work experience (including non-finance related work experience); key skills and achievements. There is no requirement to attach a covering letter.
• You will be provided with updates on your application via the email address that you provided (please check junk/spam folders just in case).
• You can update your personal details in your application profile at any time.

Our Online Assessments consist of an Aptitude Test, a Behavioural Trait Assessment, and a Video Assessment.

We use Assessments to give our candidates the opportunity to demonstrate their unique strengths and characteristics, which are relevant for the role, in an objective and unbiased way.  Later stages of the recruitment process may probe these results to help us further understand your capabilities and preferences.

The Assessments are designed to objectively assess candidates and provide our team with more insights into:

• Your critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Your ability to take to training quickly and apply new learnings
• Your behavioural traits and preferences, and the alignment of these with the role at Lazard and our organizational values

What to expect:

• The Aptitude Assessment is a 15-minute timed test. The goal is to answer as many questions correctly as you can; there is no deduction in scoring for educated guesses.  If you get stuck, we suggest you make an educated guess and move on. Although you may not answer them all, try to answer as many as possible. Don’t spend too much time on any one question. You are NOT permitted to use calculators or any other problem-solving device.
• The Behavioural Trait Assessment is untimed and takes approximately 10 minutes. Please make sure you are reading through the prompts carefully and answering as accurately as possible based on your preferences. After you complete the assessments, you will receive a copy of your Workplace Insights Report in your email. This personalised report highlights your strengths and potential challenges, heightening your self-awareness and helping you understand how to relate better to others in the workplace.
• The Video Assessment will focus on some interview style questions around your motivation, cultural fit, and interest in our organization and industry.

The Assessments will take approximately 35-40 minutes to complete. You must complete these in one sitting so please ensure you have a stable internet connection before you begin. Make sure you are somewhere quiet and free from distractions so you can perform to your full potential.

Once you click on the Assessment link, if you experience technical difficulties or need support, please contact Criteria Support via the blue/green icon on the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

Please note, if you have already taken the Assessments in the last 12 months, you do not need to retake these. When you are invited to complete Assessments and the Video Interview, it will prompt you to complete the Video Assessment only.

Those candidates successful at the Blended Assessment stage will be invited to attend a virtual Assessment Centre, which would typically require you to perform a number of exercises with a small number of other candidates. The Assessment Centre is designed to give us a realistic picture of your current skills, abilities and potential. It also allows our colleagues to assess your cultural fit within our organisation. This is a 2-way recruitment process however, and it is just as important that you get to experience what it might be like to work at Lazard, so we have designed the Assessment Centre to give you an insight into the role of a Lazard Industrial Placement/Analyst and to meet some of the people you may work with in the future.

It’s very important to remember that you are not in direct competition with your fellow candidates attending the assessment day. We will progress all candidates who successfully meet our specific selection criteria to the final interview stage of the process. We have a strong collegiate working environment here at Lazard and our assessment process is designed to reflect this.

If you are invited to an assessment centre, we will provide you a full briefing on the process beforehand, including what to expect on the day and how to prepare in advance.

Candidates who are shortlisted from the Assessment Centre will be invited to attend in-person Final Round Interviews with a number of our senior bankers at our offices. These interviews will typically occur within one week off the Assessment Centre. Should you have any competing exploding offers that fall within this timeframe, please let a member of the Graduate Recruitment Team know at the earliest opportunity so we can do our best to accommodate you. 

The interviews comprise of two separate interviews lasting approximately 30 minutes each. These interviews typically cover a range of different competencies and you can expect questions around Lazard, the financial markets, world affairs and some technical financial questions. We are just as interested in your personality and individuality as we are about your academic and extra-curricular achievements. If you are successful in being invited to attend the Final Round Interviews you will be provided with further interview preparation guidance.

If you are successful in the final round interviews, we will make you a formal written offer. You will have 1 week to accept and return a signed copy of the contract to accept your place on the programme.

The first step in our recruitment process is to complete an online profile and upload your CV.

Here are some guidance notes to help you.

• You may only submit one application for either the Spring Insight or Industrial Placement role in any given year. It is important to check the eligibility criteria before beginning your application. (Please note we have already successfully filled positions for our 2024 Summer Internship programme)
• Please check that your phone number and email address are correct as this is the only way we can contact you.
• Please make sure to include all key information on your CV including the following: grades from school, university, and further education; years attended at school and years attending at university, work experience (including non-finance related work experience); key skills and achievements. There is no requirement to attach a covering letter.
• You will be provided with updates on your application via the email address that you provided (please check junk/spam folders just in case).
• You can update your personal details in your application profile at any time.

Our Online Assessments consist of an Aptitude Test, a Behavioural Trait Assessment, and a Video Assessment.

We use Assessments to give our candidates the opportunity to demonstrate their unique strengths and characteristics, which are relevant for the role, in an objective and unbiased way.  Later stages of the recruitment process may probe these results to help us further understand your capabilities and preferences.

The Assessments are designed to objectively assess candidates and provide our team with more insights into:

• Your critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Your ability to take to training quickly and apply new learnings
• Your behavioural traits and preferences, and the alignment of these with the role at Lazard and our organizational values

What to expect:

• The Aptitude Assessment is a 15-minute timed test. The goal is to answer as many questions correctly as you can; there is no deduction in scoring for educated guesses.  If you get stuck, we suggest you make an educated guess and move on. Although you may not answer them all, try to answer as many as possible. Don’t spend too much time on any one question. You are NOT permitted to use calculators or any other problem-solving device.
• The Behavioural Trait Assessment is untimed and takes approximately 10 minutes. Please make sure you are reading through the prompts carefully and answering as accurately as possible based on your preferences. After you complete the assessments, you will receive a copy of your Workplace Insights Report in your email. This personalised report highlights your strengths and potential challenges, heightening your self-awareness and helping you understand how to relate better to others in the workplace.
• The Video Assessment will focus on some interview style questions around your motivation, cultural fit, and interest in our organization and industry.

The Assessments will take approximately 35-40 minutes to complete. You must complete these in one sitting so please ensure you have a stable internet connection before you begin. Make sure you are somewhere quiet and free from distractions so you can perform to your full potential.

Once you click on the Assessment link, if you experience technical difficulties or need support, please contact Criteria Support via the blue/green icon on the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

Please note, if you have already taken the Assessments in the last 12 months, you do not need to retake these. When you are invited to complete Assessments and the Video Interview, it will prompt you to complete the Video Assessment only

Candidates who are shortlisted from the Online Assessments will be invited to an online Final Round Interview with one of our bankers and member of HR.

The interview will last approximately 30 minutes and will cover a range of different competencies. You can expect questions around Lazard, the financial markets, world affairs and some questions on your experiences to date. We are just as interested in your personality and individuality as we are about your academic and extra-curricular achievements. If you are successful in being invited to attend the Final Round Interview you will be provided with further interview preparation guidance.

If you are successful in the Final Round Interview, we will make you a formal written offer. You will have 1 week to accept and return a signed copy of the offer to accept your place on the programme.