Internship Review at Deutsche Bank

The Role

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I really enjoyed it- learnt alot and met some amazing people, but it was hard work.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

My colleagues were really friendly, always getting me involved with team activities and had plenty of time to sit down and explain things to me.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The buddy programme in particular was really good. My buddies (it changed part way through) spent lots of time with me making sure I understood my work and knew all the team. The more senior management were always supportive and checked I had plenty to do.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I love to be busy so the amount of work I had to do generally didn't bother me, although their are occations when come midnight you really do just want to go home. Generally though the work was really interesting so you don't begrudge the long hours that much

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

On a couple of occations I produced work that was to go directly to the client thus had to be perfect. I also worked on several live deals and important pitches, although in those instances my work was reviewed by more experience collegues

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Particularly the computer and personal skills will last me a life-time, doing my yearly budget on excel just got a whole lot easier! My degree isn't terribly financial (although I pick and choose modules where I can) however the way of thinking about how companies work and how you would go about analysing a company, along with some key terminology has been really helpful. Most importantly the skills I learnt have enabled me to run, expand and improve my universities investment society.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Generally the team was always quite relaxed and you could hear regular banter- however we did get down to some serious work too- the balance was just right

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

It was really well organised- the HR team did a great job and we had plenty of speaker events and opportunities to interact with other interns.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The spent a week at the beginning going through all the basic skills we would need, once there my team were then amazing in taking time out to talk me through certain things.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Financial Bonus
• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Can't wait to go back

Other Information

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Due to the hours socialising isn't a big thing really. We did have a couple of nights out with the team (which for a 9 week placement isn't bad) and there were periods in the office where everyone would pause (i.e. when someone produced cookies). The programme included structured events to socialise with other interns and during training we were able to go out more- other than that it was grab a quick lunch when you could!

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

London isn't all that cheap

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

The city itself is mainly nice bars and pubs (weekdays only) which is fine- there is plenty more just a short tube ride away in the rest of the city. However the city is totally dead at weekends

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

There is some opportunities to get involved in chairty work and I think there is a work Gym for full time collegues

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 hard work, but deffinately worth it

Review 82/102 for Deutsche Bank

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