Sample cover letter for Internship position at Barclays

Dear Ms X,

I am currently a Penultimate Year Chemistry Student at UK school. I was recently acquainted with your firm while I was interning within the M&A advisory team at a Big 4 firm. I am interested in pursuing a Summer Analyst position within the Strategic Advisory group at the London office of your firm in 20XX, and I have enclosed my background information below.

I have previously completed internships in X and Y. I have also recently completed the X at the University of Y where I took intensive classes in finance, accounting, negotiation and leadership. Through these experiences working on transactions, performing quantitative analysis, and leading teams, I have gained analytical, accounting and finance skills as well as honed my leadership and teamwork skills.

Given my background in M&A as well as my finance and leadership skills, I feel that I am a particularly good fit for the summer intern position at your firm. I am impressed by your track record of market-leading transactions with clients such as B and C. The lean set-up of the firm indicates to me that significant responsibilities are given to summer analysts, which really excites me, and I look forward to joining and contributing to your firm with all that I have.

I would welcome an opportunity to discuss my qualifications with you and learn more about B at your earliest convenience. I can be reached at X or via email at Y. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

ABC