Sales and trading · Fixed income / Equities

You join a sales and trading desk at Goldman Sachs in London as an apprentice, earning a salary while you work towards a fully funded degree or professional qualification. Sales and trading is the part of a bank that buys and sells shares, bonds, currencies and commodities for large investors. This seat sits in FICC and Equities, inside the Global Banking & Markets division.

An apprenticeship mixes a real job with study. The firm pays for the course, and what you learn in class is meant to be used on the desk straight away, so the two support each other.