Internship Review at Citi

The Role

Role Description

Shadowing, assisting traders, making marketing materials, compiling reports. Learning

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Fantastic place to be, the buzz of the trading floor is always there, there's nothing like it.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

It's somewhere where you really have to prove yourself as an intern, if you do what you're asked and impress then I've found you can get feel more valued. Overall though it is generally difficult to do in the 4 weeks on the desks.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Most of the people around you are generally very busy, as such you don't get a huge amount of hand-holding and support.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

As you would expect in such a role there was a lot going on. If not directly given something to do there were always people to talk to and things to learn.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Overall we were not given too much responsibility given the nature of the work.

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

There is no other way to get to know the trading floor than being on it. There's so much happening, the understanding you get from being there and asking questions is simply invaluable.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Atmosphere was great, a very dynamic environment.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There were a couple of things that we were expecting that didn't eventually happen - for example organised afternoons visiting other desks

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Given that it's very difficult to add too much value as an intern, the time and money spent on the interns was apparent.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• There were no perks with this internship

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Offered a full time position at the end of the programme.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

At the weekends it was good, you could always find fellow interns in the bars around canary wharf on a friday evening.

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Pricey, as you would expect in central london. But the pay factors this in.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Central London.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Definitely, spent a day volunteering during the internship.

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?

It's all about learning as much as you can, and showing that you are capable of picking up the right skills quickly.

Review 43/68 for Citi

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