Sample cover letter for Internship position at State Street

State Street

Why do I want Investment Banking?

• I have a great interest for finance, I studied finance at university
• I did an internship in finance and I loved it. What I most enjoyed in the internship was the assets management and private equity practices that really fascinated me. Private equity especially is so interesting and exiting due to the size of the challenge but also do to the strategy involved in the whole operation.
• Asset management fascinates especially when I understood its global importance.
• Other area of finance that real interest me is MA as it affects whole industries and gives investment bankers the opportunity to make an impact
• The learning curve in an organization such as State street is very steep and I want to learn and be challenged
• I have family members who work in this industry and I have followed their path aspiring to a career similar to theirs.
• This industry attracts a lot of talent and I want to be surrounded by bright and hard working individuals but also learn from the best.

Why do you want to work at State Street?

• State Street is a global company with a very high reputation and with a great level of expertise.
• State Street is one of the largest asset managers in the world with over 2 trillion in assets under management.
• It is also one of the largest custodian banks in the world
• State street has an entrepreneurial culture which matches with my personal characteristics
• I believe state street is a great place to start my career due to the dimension of the bank but also due to the quality of the people who work for the bank and the skills set that one acquires
• State street is a company that really pushes employee to work hard and achieve but at the same time provides the support necessary for this to happen
• State street is great because it allows you experience the investment management side, investment servicing side and the trading in one package
• Not only being one of the largest financial institutions in the world it also carriers a 200 year heritage
• Institution that is able to provide such as diverse and fulfilling experience over the different sectors.
• Mentoring and networking opportunities – lunch and learns

What do you know about State Street?

• Investment services
• Asset management
• Custody banking
• Capital Markets

Why do you want to work in finance?

• Since high school I started developing an interest for finance deciding to study it at university
• During university I realized I had a passion for finance but also a great capabilities.
• The internship I did in an asset management firm confirmed my interest for finance since I really enjoyed what I was doing. The private equity and asset management practices really fascinated me, motivating me to pursue a career in this area
• The learning curve in finance is very steep and I want to be challenged and learn.
• I have a family member that works in finance and his path has inspired me, motivating me to have a similar career.
• The industry attracts I lot of talent and I want to be surrounded by bright individuals and colleagues.

If you had 10 million Pounds how would you invest them?

Majority of capital invested in a diversified portfolio consisting of bonds and equity. I believe that bond and equity etfs are good due to being very diversified. I would also invest in real estate and tourism in Portugal, which is a growing industry. I would also want to invest a small amount in funding my personal projects

Describe a process when you get an obstacle and how you overcome it.

When I find an obstacle I first reflect to develop the best plan possible to overtake the obstacle. I then execute the plan rigorously and fastly