Sample cover letter for Internship position at target

Please consider my application for the investment banking analyst position at Goldman Sachs International, as advertised on TARGETjobs. My conversations with Sandra Moorewood and Malcolm Willow at the investment banking careers day organised by TARGETjobs Events on 3 November has reinforced my interest in the programme and organisation. I am eager to be part of a team that values teamwork, integrity and honesty, and puts these principles at the heart of its strategy.

The two-year graduate scheme will provide me with an excellent opportunity
to develop my existing skills and knowledge to support Goldman Sachs’ current investment banking strategy. My summer internship with the bank, where I worked on a long-term project that focused on emerging economies and the strengths and weaknesses of potential acquisition targets for a large UK client base, has equipped me with the teamworking, analytical, research and organisational skills that you seek in applicants.

I have also demonstrated, both at university and in my working life, other qualities that are relevant to the position, such as leadership potential and creativity. During my maths and economics degree at the London School of Economics (for which
I have a current average of 77.8% and am on track to graduate with a first), I have arranged several inter-university maths contests through the LSE Maths and Stats society. My teammates and I increased the society’s membership by 38% in eight months on the back of these competitions.