r/ecb

Hi all,

Been applying to traineeships whenever I can for the ECB. So far for the majority of all of them, I receive a “Motivation is not convincing” response to my application. I have varied the motivational letters ranging from more ‘competency of role focused’ to ‘why I want to serve the European people’, yet have never progressed beyond the screening phase.

As profile, I did my UK Bachelors and Masters at Warwick in Economics and have a recent 6 month internship experience in Frankfurt.

Is there a certain way to really crack the motivational letters within the application? Would appreciate advice from applicants since there really isn’t any talk about this online.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I’ll be joining the ECB as a trainee soon and had a few practical questions about trainee life and facilities.

Mainly:

- Do trainees have access to a gym (swimming pool is too much maybe ?) ? If yes, how is it, and are the opening hours convenient?

- Do trainees have access to the library or library services? Is it a good place to study or work outside normal office hours ?

- Are any financial databases or market data tools available to trainees through the library or their team, such as Bloomberg ? I'm still enrolled at uni and will be working on my thesis so that would be usefull.

Anything else you'd like to add is welcome!

I’m still enrolled at university and will also be working on my thesis, so I’m curious about the study/research resources available.

Thanks a lot :)

Does anyone here have experience with waiting lists? What should I expect? Are they actually valid, or is it just another way of telling you that you’re out ?