FirstRole for Finance Graduates — Break Into Banking & Investment
📈 Finance Graduates — Class of 2026

The offer goes to
the candidate who
looks the part.

Investment banks and asset managers don't just hire qualifications — they hire people who present themselves with precision. A professional portfolio shows them exactly who you are before the interview starts.

3 min To go live
£100 One-time payment
1M+ Grads competing this year
Your portfolio — live in 3 min
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Oliver Chen
BSc Economics & Finance · LSE · 2026
Equity Research DCF Modelling M&A Analysis Bloomberg Terminal Python · Excel
Goldman Sachs — Summer Analyst, IBD Supported live M&A mandate. Built LBO model used in client pitch deck reviewed by MD.
LSE Investment Society — Portfolio Manager Managed £20k equity portfolio. Delivered 14% return vs 8% FTSE benchmark over 12 months.
FirstPredicted class
+14%Portfolio return
2IB internships
GS  ▲ 2.4% JPM  ▲ 1.1% BARC  ▼ 0.3% HSBA  ▲ 0.8% MS  ▲ 1.9% DB  ▼ 0.5% LLOY  ▲ 0.4% BLK  ▲ 3.1% UBS  ▼ 0.2% CS  ▲ 1.6% GS  ▲ 2.4% JPM  ▲ 1.1% BARC  ▼ 0.3% HSBA  ▲ 0.8% MS  ▲ 1.9% DB  ▼ 0.5% LLOY  ▲ 0.4% BLK  ▲ 3.1% UBS  ▼ 0.2% CS  ▲ 1.6%

Finance is the most
competitive graduate
market in the country.

Goldman, JP Morgan, BlackRock — these firms receive tens of thousands of applications for a handful of analyst seats. Your CV looks identical to every other first-class economics graduate. Your portfolio doesn't.

75,000+ Applications to bulge bracket banks annually in the UK
~1% Acceptance rate at top investment banking graduate programmes
8 seconds Average time a recruiter spends reviewing a CV at first pass

Every section a finance recruiter wants to see

Built for finance graduates — not a generic template.

01

Professional profile

A sharp intro covering your target desk or sector, core strengths, and what sets you apart from the other 74,999 applicants.

02

Internships & spring weeks

Each placement with context — the bank, the desk, what you worked on, and the real-world impact you contributed to.

03

Technical skills & tools

Bloomberg, DCF modelling, Python, SQL, Excel — the hard skills that matter on a trading floor or in an analyst seat.

04

Investment society & deals

Portfolio performance, stock pitches, case competitions — evidence you think commercially, not just academically.

05

Academic credentials

Degree, predicted grade, relevant modules, dissertation, prizes — the foundation that gets you through the first screen.

06

Contact & LinkedIn

Clean, direct, professional — making it effortless for a recruiter or MD to reach out and move you forward.

Whatever desk you're targeting

Your portfolio is built around your specific target — not a generic template.

Investment Banking (IBD)
Sales & Trading
Equity Research
Asset Management
Private Equity
Hedge Funds
Corporate Finance
Risk & Compliance
Wealth Management
FinTech
Big 4 Advisory
CFA Pathway

Live in 3 minutes flat

No tech skills. No design experience. No waiting around.

1

Tap to pay

One payment of £100. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay — whatever's in your pocket.

2

Tell us about you

Your degree, internships, technical skills, and the desk or firm you're targeting.

3

We build your site

A sharp, professional portfolio built around your finance background and career goals.

4

Share it everywhere

Your live link arrives by email. CV, LinkedIn, applications — instantly.

One payment. Total professionalism.

Less than a Bloomberg certification course. More likely to get you the seat.

📈 Finance Graduate Package
£100

One-time payment — yours for a full year

  • Professionally built portfolio website
  • Tailored to banking & finance roles
  • Internship & technical skills showcase
  • Your own professional URL
  • Mobile-perfect design
  • 12 months hosting included
  • LinkedIn-ready sharing link
  • Done-for-you — zero tech skills needed
Get My Finance Portfolio — £100

🔥 Banking application windows open early. Don't get left behind.

It actually works

From IBD to asset management — FirstRole helped them stand out.

"The analyst interviewing me had pulled up my portfolio before our call. He'd already looked at my modelling work. I didn't have to spend the first ten minutes explaining my background."

Oliver C.
Economics & Finance, LSE — Analyst at Goldman Sachs IBD

"I put my FirstRole link on every application. Three firms mentioned it. One recruiter said it was the reason she moved my application forward — she could see exactly who I was."

Priya S.
Finance, Warwick — Graduate at BlackRock

"Everyone applying to these roles has a 2:1 and a spring week. My portfolio showed my actual investment thinking and portfolio track record. That's what got me the offer."

Tom A.
Economics, Cambridge — Analyst at JP Morgan S&T

The market moves fast.
So should you.

Get your professional portfolio live before your next application goes in.

Get My Finance Portfolio — £100