Barrenjoey Future Principals Program
Registrations for our 2022 Future Principals Program have now closed.
Everything you need to know
About the Program
Are you a penultimate (second last) year student interested in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and capital markets?
Do you want to experience what it’s like to work on a real-life corporate finance transaction?
Would you like to learn more about life at Barrenjoey, where we have just two levels – Principal and Partner.
Take this opportunity to join the inaugural Barrenjoey Future Principals Program. Through a series of collaborative case studies based on a real-life transaction, we will challenge you to research, solve problems, think critically, and demonstrate commercial judgement – just like we do at Barrenjoey every day.
The Program is structured in three rounds:
Finalists will be invited to Sydney for two days to participate in the final case, meet our team, experience life at Barrenjoey and participate in an early recruitment process for Barrenjoey’s 2022-2023 Internship Program.
Those chosen to take part in Barrenjoey’s 2022-2023 Internship Program will also receive the Barrenjoey Future Principals Program scholarship, which includes:
Do you want to experience what it’s like to work on a real-life corporate finance transaction?
Would you like to learn more about life at Barrenjoey, where we have just two levels – Principal and Partner.
Take this opportunity to join the inaugural Barrenjoey Future Principals Program. Through a series of collaborative case studies based on a real-life transaction, we will challenge you to research, solve problems, think critically, and demonstrate commercial judgement – just like we do at Barrenjoey every day.
The Program is structured in three rounds:
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- Round 1: One-page case submission, CV and transcripts (of each team member)
- Round 2: Five-page presentation with supporting materials plus 10-minute presentation and five-minute Q&A (virtual)
- Final Round: Group assessment, individual interviews and networking events
Finalists will be invited to Sydney for two days to participate in the final case, meet our team, experience life at Barrenjoey and participate in an early recruitment process for Barrenjoey’s 2022-2023 Internship Program.
Those chosen to take part in Barrenjoey’s 2022-2023 Internship Program will also receive the Barrenjoey Future Principals Program scholarship, which includes:
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- A$2,500 payment in the first month of your internship;
- A further A$2,500 payment for those who commence as a Barrenjoey graduate; and
- Ongoing mentorship from the Barrenjoey team.
What's the process?
- You form teams of two
- One representative from your team completes the registration form here by Friday 18 March 2022, 5pm AEDT
- Receive the Round 1 case and instructions on Monday 21 March 2022
- Teams submit the Round 1 submission, along with CV and transcripts by Friday 25 March 2022, 5pm AEDT
- Successful teams are notified and receive the Round 2 case and instructions on Monday 28 March 2022
- Round 2 teams submit the Round 2 submission by Sunday 3 April 2022, 12pm AEDT
- Round 2 teams virtually present to a panel of Barrenjoey judges with 10 min presentation + 5 min Q&A on Monday 4 April 2022
- Successful teams are progressed to the Final Round to be held at the Barrenjoey Sydney office over Thursday 7 April 2022 to Friday 8 April 2022
Should you register?
Penultimate year students from any university nationwide studying any degree or major are invited to participate by initially completing the registration form.
Key dates
- Registrations close: Friday 18 March 2022, 5pm AEDT
- Round 1 case release: Monday 21 March 2022
- Round 1 submission: Friday 25 March 2022, 5pm AEDT
- Round 2 case release: Monday 28 March 2022
- Round 2 submission: Sunday 3 April 2022, 12pm AEDT
- Round 2 presentations: Monday 4 April 2022
- Final Round: Thursday 7 April 2022 – Friday 8 April 2022
- Prizes announced: Monday 11 April 2022
Questions you may have
What is a Principal?
At Barrenjoey we don’t believe in multiple rank-based layers or grades – they constrain high performers. There are only two levels at Barrenjoey: Partner and Principal.
Who needs to complete the registration form?
Only one representative per team is required to submit a registration form.
What happens after I submit the registration form?
Round 1 case and instructions will be emailed to registered teams on Monday 21 March 2022.
How will my case submissions be assessed?
The Barrenjoey team will judge entries on a range of criteria, including content quality, strategic and creative thinking capability, presentation skills and communication skills. Further details on assessment criteria will be disclosed in the instructions of each round.
What happens to case studies which aren't progressed?
Case study responses will not be used for any other purpose outside of the Barrenjoey Future Principals Program.
At Barrenjoey we don’t believe in multiple rank-based layers or grades – they constrain high performers. There are only two levels at Barrenjoey: Partner and Principal.
Who needs to complete the registration form?
Only one representative per team is required to submit a registration form.
What happens after I submit the registration form?
Round 1 case and instructions will be emailed to registered teams on Monday 21 March 2022.
How will my case submissions be assessed?
The Barrenjoey team will judge entries on a range of criteria, including content quality, strategic and creative thinking capability, presentation skills and communication skills. Further details on assessment criteria will be disclosed in the instructions of each round.
What happens to case studies which aren't progressed?
Case study responses will not be used for any other purpose outside of the Barrenjoey Future Principals Program.
About Barrenjoey
Barrenjoey is a proudly Australian financial services firm. We’re locally managed with global reach through our strategic partnership with Barclays and uniquely majority staff owned.
Barrenjoey officially launched on 21 September 2020 with capital and funding support from our foundation investors, Magellan and Barclays. From our first employee in October 2019, we’ve grown to over 330 people in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Find out more at www.barrenjoey.com.
If you have further questions, contact us at careers@barrenjoey.com.
Barrenjoey officially launched on 21 September 2020 with capital and funding support from our foundation investors, Magellan and Barclays. From our first employee in October 2019, we’ve grown to over 330 people in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Find out more at www.barrenjoey.com.
If you have further questions, contact us at careers@barrenjoey.com.
