Frequently Asked
Questions

Our programmes open for applications from 16th August.

All graduate programmes close on 7th November 2022 (Shanghai Programme closes on 17th October).

Investment Research Programme: £55,000 per annum

Business Operations Graduate Programme: £38,500 per annum

Accountancy Graduate Programme: £38,500 per annum

Information Systems Graduate Programme: £42,000 per annum

Software Development Internship: £20,000 per annum pro rata

Technical Infrastructure Internship: £20,000 per annum pro rata

Business Operations Internship: £18,000 per annum pro rata

All our programmes start in September 2023, apart from Accountancy which starts in August 2023.

Applications for all Internships open on 16th August 2022.

Internship opportunities close on 24th October 2022.

All Internships run from June to September 2023.

Please visit the Early Careers website to make an application during our recruitment campaign (August to November). Unfortunately, we are not able to hold speculative CVs, therefore all applications must be submitted through the formal application process.

As all of our UK graduate programmes are based in Edinburgh, our head office. If you accept a place, you’ll need to either relocate to Edinburgh or be able to commute to this office.

Currently, the vast majority of our graduate programmes are only located in our head office in Edinburgh. However, depending on your training programme, you may get the opportunity to travel or to apply for a secondment to one of the other offices. Our Shanghai office has an Investment Research graduate programme which starts in the summer of 2023.

We will reimburse expenses related to the recruitment process. First stage interviews will be conducted remotely in 2022 and second stage interviews will be held in person at our Edinburgh office. We will reimburse expenses including travel, accommodation, and reasonable food expenses. Please retain any receipts. Guidance will be provided for candidates invited to the second stage.

Our internships are based in Edinburgh. To get the most from the learning experience, we encourage regular attendance at the office during your time with us. We understand moving to a new city can be daunting and expensive, so we’ll provide accommodation in central Edinburgh for the duration of your internship. More details will be provided to candidates during the final assessment stage.

We welcome applicants with degrees in any subject for all our graduate programmes. We expect a minimum 2:1 degree across our programmes.

There’s no time limit on how long ago you gained your degree or postgraduate qualification. We also welcome applicants who have gained postgraduate work experience.

You must be in your penultimate year of study to apply for these opportunities.

Yes, we’re open to candidates reapplying for our graduate programmes. However, if you received feedback from a previous interview process, we encourage you to take this feedback on board to improve your chances of success for any subsequent applications.

We encourage you to think carefully about which opportunity is right for you and to apply to one programme or internship. Find out as much information as possible and attend some of our events listed on our website, to hear from the programme leaders and current graduate trainees.

We welcome applications for our roles from all suitably qualified candidates. If candidates do not currently have the right to work, we will support an application for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker regime. We can sponsor candidates on a visa for the majority of our roles, however, where a candidate does require sponsorship, they will need to meet the minimum requirements set by the government.

Just get in touch. We’ll do everything we can to make our application process accessible for you. So, if you do need our support, please contact us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.

You’ll receive an automated response when you submit your application to confirm that we’ve received it. We aim to get back to you within eight weeks of your application. However, depending on the number of applications we receive, timescales may vary. We begin screening applications in September. Interviews are scheduled and offers are made on an ongoing basis, so we’d encourage you to apply sooner rather than later.

If you attend an interview at Baillie Gifford, you can request feedback following this, regardless of the outcome. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback if you do not make it past the application stage, due to the large volume of candidates.

If you have any technical issues with our website when submitting your application or registering for one of our events, please email [email protected] for assistance.

There could be opportunities for you to be awarded a place in the following year’s graduate programme. This would be discussed during your internship.

All of our graduate programmes are permanent opportunities. Therefore, if you accept a role at Baillie Gifford, we will be committed to your long-term career development throughout the programme and beyond.

The number of Business Operations Summer Placements available depends on business need, but last year we had seven opportunities across our operational departments. There are currently five places on our Software Development Internship and a further five on the Technical Infrastructure Internship.