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Recruiting FAQ
When should I apply for a Summer Analyst or Summer Associate position?
Typically Cowen begins recruiting for Summer Analysts and Summer Associates in January of the year that the summer program occurs and applications should be made in late December. Candidates will not gain any advantage by applying earlier.
Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to the person in charge of the level to which you are applying (i.e. those interested in Summer Analyst positions should apply to the Analyst recruiter and those interested in Summer Associate positions should apply to the Associate recruiter).
What are you looking for in a full-time Analyst candidate?
Though we do not have a ìtypicalî candidate in mind, we do look for applicants who have undergraduate course work in finance and accounting, and strong writing skills. Additionally, we focus our search on students who are completing their final year of undergraduate study and will be graduating in the spring. All applicants should possess superior academic credentials, including outstanding records of accomplishment outside the classroom.
What are you looking for in a full-time Associate candidate?
Associate candidates should have an M.B.A. Several years of financial work experience is preferred. All applicants should possess superior academic credentials, including outstanding records of accomplishment outside the classroom.
What are you looking for in a Summer Analyst Candidate?
Summer Analyst candidates should be students whose internship with Cowen would occur between their junior and senior years of undergraduate study (our Summer Analyst program is intended to identify potential full-time Analysts and should a Summer Analyst excel, we would be in position to make them an offer to work after graduating the following year). Though we do not have a ìtypicalî candidate in mind, we do look for applicants who have undergraduate course work in finance and accounting, and strong writing skills. All applicants should possess superior academic credentials, including outstanding records of accomplishment outside the classroom.
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Recruiting FAQ
When should I apply for a full-time Analyst or Associate position?
Typically Cowen begins recruiting for Analysts and Associates in the fall preceding the summer that they start (i.e. we start recruiting in late September, 2008 for Analysts starting in 2009). We have a core set of schools that we visit as part of our recruiting efforts. Specific recruitment dates are listed on this website, but if you do not attend one of the schools we visit, you can apply via the e-mail address listed on the website. Candidates will not gain any advantage by applying earlier.
Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to the person in charge of the level to which you are applying (Analyst or Associate).
When should I apply for a Summer Analyst or Summer Associate position?
Typically Cowen begins recruiting for Summer Analysts and Summer Associates in January of the year that the summer program occurs and applications should be made in late December. Candidates will not gain any advantage by applying earlier.
Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to the person in charge of the level to which you are applying (i.e. those interested in Summer Analyst positions should apply to the Analyst recruiter and those interested in Summer Associate positions should apply to the Associate recruiter).
What are you looking for in a full-time Analyst candidate?
Though we do not have a ìtypicalî candidate in mind, we do look for applicants who have undergraduate course work in finance and accounting, and strong writing skills. Additionally, we focus our search on students who are completing their final year of undergraduate study and will be graduating in the spring. All applicants should possess superior academic credentials, including outstanding records of accomplishment outside the classroom.
What are you looking for in a full-time Associate candidate?
Associate candidates should have an M.B.A. Several years of financial work experience is preferred. All applicants should possess superior academic credentials, including outstanding records of accomplishment outside the classroom.
What are you looking for in a Summer Analyst Candidate?
Summer Analyst candidates should be students whose internship with Cowen would occur between their junior and senior years of undergraduate study (our Summer Analyst program is intended to identify potential full-time Analysts and should a Summer Analyst excel, we would be in position to make them an offer to work after graduating the following year). Though we do not have a ìtypicalî candidate in mind, we do look for applicants who have undergraduate course work in finance and accounting, and strong writing skills. All applicants should possess superior academic credentials, including outstanding records of accomplishment outside the classroom.
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