Grad Times The SG CIB Graduate Programme Newsletter (#May) Newsletter name contest : and the winner is … Grad Times ! As the Graduate Programme Team didn’t manage to decide between two of the names you proposed, we asked you to vote for your favorite: "Bank on it!" (from Nicole Kameno / NYC) vs "Grad Times" (from Laurence Alexandre / UK). As you can already see it, please find out your brand-new Newsletter name : “Grad Times” ! Congratulations to Laurence and all the participants for your ideas! Graduate Events Paris Graduate cocktail took place May 13 in SG Headquarters (Towers La Défense). It has been the opportunity for 14 of you to meet other Graduates, to get to know your buddy & sponsors of the project and to exchange about the Programme. Check out the first pictures of this event! A presentation day in HKG (May 19) and a bowling-cocktail afternoon in London (May 25) also took place ! Feedbacks and pictures to be posted soon in the community !
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Grad Times The SG CIB Graduate Programme Newsletter (#May)
Newsletter name contest : and the winner is … Grad Times !
As the Graduate Programme Team didn’t manage to decide between
two of the names you proposed, we asked you to vote for your favorite:
"Bank on it!" (from Nicole Kameno / NYC) vs "Grad Times" (from
Laurence Alexandre / UK). As you can already see it, please find out your
brand-new Newsletter name : “Grad Times” !
Congratulations to Laurence and all the participants for your ideas!
Graduate Events
Paris Graduate cocktail took place May 13 in SG Headquarters (Towers La Défense). It has been the
opportunity for 14 of you to meet other Graduates, to get to know your buddy & sponsors of the project
and to exchange about the Programme. Check out the first pictures of this event!
A presentation day in HKG (May 19) and a bowling-cocktail afternoon in London (May 25) also took place ! Feedbacks and pictures to be posted soon in the community !
Buddy Testimonial We will be highlighting on a regular basis a Buddy & a Graduate by giving them the opportunity to tell us a bit more about themselves, their background and their motivation!
Find out Christopher Ratajczak’s testimonial (Stefan Brun’s Buddy from UK / GLFI) the first one to get interviewed!
“Hi Christoffer, could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background?
My name is Christoffer and I joined SG in 2008 as participant in the previous SG CIB Graduate Programme (called GIP, and which had a European scope).
After graduating from Uppsala University in Sweden (where I took my masters in Management of International Business and Polish language), I worked one year as a
Financial Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Stockholm (Sweden). Within SG CIB, I have worked in the "Global Finance" division: in Project Infrastructure
and Syndication in Paris and then in the LBO syndication team based in London, which is my current team.
Why did you become a Buddy?
I decided to volunteer as a Buddy for this edition of GP to share my experiences as a newcomer to the bank and be a helping hand for Stefan Brun who is to join our team
this summer.
What tip would you give to new Graduates? I would strongly recommend you not to be afraid of asking all kind of questions
concerning your work when joining the team. Show enthusiasm and devotion from the very beginning – first impression lasts for long!”
