Program Overview

Carolina Fintech Hub is a nonprofit partnership of leading financial services firms, fintech companies, universities and government working to fuel the future growth and success of emerging financial technologies. By fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation, we ensure fintech in all verticals have access to the talent, capital, financial industry expertise and strategic alliances they need to succeed.

Spring 2020 Cohort Timeline & Candidate Selection:
Testing and candidate selection for our upcoming Spring 2020 Cohort will begin January 6th, 2020. In order to qualify to participate in that process, simply register using the form below. The candidate selection process will involve the following steps:

1. Aptitude Test, Case Study, and Written Response — These will be made available beginning January 6th and will be sent to all the e-mail addresses that have successfully registered using the form below. Candidates will have until January 17th to complete all three exercises.
2. Phone Screening — Exceptional candidates will be asked to continue their application through a series of interviews, the first being a phone interview. Most phone interviews will be with former WIN graduates, so these phone conversations will be a valuable time to discuss any questions you may have about life in the WIN program. These will take place starting the week of January 20th.
3. Final In-Person Interview — Candidates who have successfully been recommended for a final interview (based on the results of the first two steps listed above) will meet in-person with Pasha Maher, Managing Director of the Carolina Fintech Hub and Head of the WIN program. These will take place late January through early February.

Applications for the Spring 2020 cohort are currently in progress. To begin phase one, click the link below. You have until 11:59PM EST Sunday, Jan 12th to complete all the required steps in the case study and written response questions.

https://www.carolinafintechhub.org/winspring2020p1/

Resources

Our hypothesis is that the limiting factor for most people who are struggling to get their career started isn’t aptitude, its resource constraint. Therefore, applicants accepted into the WIN program will receive all the resources and wrap-around services needed to alleviate and address pressing issues like housing, childcare, transportation, and many more. On top of that, we will pay you a full-time salary starting on day one between $30-35k which will increase as you progress through the program. Community partners provide:

Graduation and Full-time Placement

Upon successful completion of the intensive 6-month program, the participant will continue their full-time employment at a participating sponsor institution.

Curriculum

Our curriculum concentrates on four focus areas:

Technical proficiency
Don’t know how to code? No problem. We will teach you.

Soft-skills
Learn to communicate and collaborate with others, practice empathy, and increase your emotional intelligence.

On-the-job Training
The best way to learn is to do! During the second half of the training program, you will actually start working the job you will transition to once you graduate. Meet your manager, ask questions, and incorporate the takeaways as specialized curriculum when you return to the classroom.

Industry Expertise
Never worked for a large corporation before? We are here to help. Leaders in business will provide a lecture series to help you understand all of the critical and foundational elements you need to know before starting your first day on the job. Professionals from a variety of different industries will also mentor you one-on-one to make sure you are starting to network and build the relationships you need to foster a meaningful career.

Timeline

We will begin recruiting for the Jan 2020 cohort starting in Fall of 2019. From there, participants will go through the six month training program and graduate in June of 2020. Upon graduation, they will immediately transition into their full-time placement.