Internship Review at Citi

The Role

Role Description

Working with desks in the Capital Markets Origination division on Equity Capital deals. Day to day tasks included writing market commentary and updates for clients, putting together presentations and pitch books, updating slides, analysing data on Excel, and research

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It was a great experience, very beneficial and enjoyable, a nice place to work.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Felt like they really benefitted from having you there, really liked that we could help them all out with work.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Were given a lot of support while also pushing us to work independently, occasionally when things were busy supervisors didn't always have much time to explain things, but they would do their best

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It varied, with some days being hectic and others (particularly into August) being very quiet

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Huge amount of responsibility, work you were doing was being presented to clients within weeks of joining

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

The technical skills were developed aggressively early on, with Excel skills in particular coming on a great deal. Soft skills came more later, and indeed the presentation skills taught will certainly come in useful in the future

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

In my division the atmosphere was quite quiet and intense, but always friendly

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

There were issues at the start as the placement overlapped with the end of many people's university term, but this was eventually resolved

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

A full week of training at the start, regular performance review with managers, and a full debrief on your performance at the end of the programme. A lot of effort went in to providing us with training software and documents etc.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Subsidised Canteen
• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

A great organisation to be working for, a very supportive atmosphere. Seem to be taking on a lot of people, with good prospects for the future

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Good, a lot of socialising between interns in the division, both by email and on evenings out/meeting for lunch/company events

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Canary Wharf says it all. VERY expensive for anything and everything

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Good bars, but very expensive, would go elsewhere to go out

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Not a great deal of opportunities to get involved with things with the company

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?

Felt like a very large organisation, a different feel to some other less "Universal" banks

Review 46/68 for Citi

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