Sophomore opportunities

Are you ready to grow?

You don’t have to wait until graduation to begin nurturing your career.

Whether you’re a finance major curious about deals and acquisitions in investment banking, a computer engineering major interested in how the latest technology is helping clients manage their wealth, or a management major eager to impact company performance through operations and infrastructure support, we have a program to help you plan out your future.

Participation in any of our exploration programs will give you a jumpstart to your career search through industry exposure, engaging directly with experienced professionals and in workshops designed to build your career skills. Most importantly, successful participants receive recruiting coaching and early access to our highly competitive, award-winning summer internship program. And of course, our best interns receive full-time offers to join Raymond James after graduation.

We are committed to expanding the diversity of thought and representation in our profession and on our teams. We offer multiple programs to support all students interested in learning and growing with Raymond James.

Our programs

Investment Banking Insights (October 2024 – January 2025)

This hands-on program gives you an overview to the exciting world of investment banking and how our analysts and associates help corporations raise capital, issue shares of stock in an IPO, provide financial consulting services and negotiate a merger or acquisition. You’ll participate in multiple virtual learning sessions and a two-day, in-person program in New York City that will get you ready for the investment banking recruiting and SuperDay process.

Diversity Fast Track (March and May 2025)

We believe good people know the importance of culture and diversity and how it helps you create personal and professional value. This program gives underrepresented students access to resources and empowers you to leverage your diversity to help customers build successful futures, and in turn, help build your successful career. Spending three days at our global headquarters in St. Petersburg, FL will increase your knowledge, experience and confidence so you can take every advantage of what a great career will do for your future.

Sophomore Showcase (various days during Winter 2024 and Spring 2025)

Open to all sophomores, this one-day program gives top students the flexibility to drop in and get a view of what it means to be an associate at Raymond James. Sophomore showcase events are hosted in multiple locations so that if you are in any of our locations during spring or summer break, you can come experience life at Raymond James and learn about our core business units – wealth management, capital markets, information technology and corporate infrastructure. You’ll also gain valuable insight into our recruiting process so that you can get a leg up.

Who is eligible?

We are looking for ambitious university sophomore students, who represent different perspectives and backgrounds, and are interested in growing and working with great teams to help our clients and customers achieve personal and financial success. You should be enrolled in an accredited university and be projected to graduate between December 2026 and June 2027, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.