Careers contacts and FAQs

Summer Internship

Our Summer internships last ten weeks and begin in June each year. You'll be working closely with a specialist team, giving you a unique insight into what we do and how we do it - as well as having an opportunity to deliver a project that enables you develop professionally.

Most of our graduate programme places will be filled by people who have successfully completed a Summer internship with us - so don't delay in getting your application in. You can find out which of our functions offer internships on the internships and graduate page.

Graduate Programme

We run graduate programmes in many different parts of the business and applicants have all kinds of degree backgrounds. Typically, programmes last two years, during which you'll have four different placements ('rotations'), each lasting six months. The accountancy programme lasts three years.

Most programmes begin in September. Accountancy starts mid-August. You'll have a permanent contract for the duration of the programme, apart from in the Legal programme, which offers a fixed-term traineeship.

Most of our graduate programme places will be filled by people who have successfully completed a Summer Internship with us, however, be sure to check whether we have opportunities available as we may well have vacancies to fill.

Find out more on our Graduate Programme page.

Traineeship

Moving from school or college to the world of work is a unique experience. It's one we understand and support.

Our Traineeship programme gives you:

• Access to qualifications
• Structured training
• A network of new colleagues
• A 12 month fixed-term contract

We open for applications to the Traineeship every Spring and the programme starts in October each year.

There are more details on our Traineeship page.

You may apply to more than one of our programmes during the recruitment cycle, however it is important to make sure you thoroughly research the business stream you are applying to, and ensure your skills, experiences and capabilities match the programme and stream.

The application process is outlined here.

Our Traineeship is aimed at people between the ages of 16-21 who have recently left school or college. There are no minimum qualifications or experience required – we do however expect you to have lots of enthusiasm and be able to demonstrate an ability to learn and work hard!

A: Email Talent.Acquisition@abrdn.com

Contact hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

A: Log into your candidate profile, where you'll see an update.

A: Most interviews are conducted with two interviewers, usually the hiring manager and a colleague. You’ll find more information about interviews in the recruitment process section.

A: We’ll ask you to return your signed acceptance within five working days.

A: We aim to get your contract to you within 48 hours of offering you the role.