Placement Review at Morgan Stanley

The Role

Role Description

I was writing softwares to help operate the infrastructure my team maintaines.

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I love this job, the people I work with are really nice and helpfull, this is my first job so I cannot compare to others but this is a really nice place

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

As I said everyone is really nice every time I needed help someone was there to help me

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

My manager is very nice I cannot really imagine having a better boss.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Usually I had something to do, but there were times (rearly, really) when I just had got anything but that was really reare.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I wasn't running the show as you say, but on the project I was given I worked with one other guy, he was calling the shots but he took everything I said into consideration.

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I've learnt an incredible amount of stuff it will definitelly help me a lot.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

It is a quite nice place it was fun.

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Almost everything was perfect, the times when it wasn't it was solved quickly

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I had a lot of trainings inc. english, and various software development trainings.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Flexi Time
• Company Parties/Events
• Working from home

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I'd like to work here without hesitation

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The guys I know I had fun with but I don't know most of the other students.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

This is Budapest's foult, comparing to average salaries this city is expensive.

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

I don't know I'm not the nightlife kinda guy

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There was going outs and stuff like that with the students.

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Overall this is a really nice place to work, the salary is really good comparing to other Hungarian salaries especially intern salaries. I'd wholeheartedly recomend it to anyone.

Review 251/251 for Morgan Stanley

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