Citi Quest Spring Intern Review

by Citi

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    3.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • On the whole I really enjoyed it, with a mixture of work shadowing across a range of desks and my own work to complete. Everyone I met was really friendly and helpful which made the experience much more enjoyable. The only thing that would have made it more enjoyable would have been more organised projects for me to work on so that I felt like I was contributing something worthwhile during my time there.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Everyone was really helpful in explaining things to me and treated me as if I already worked at the firm, the only downside was that the work I was given to do wasn't always useful work, it sometimes felt like something I was given to fill the time.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • HR were really helpful answering any questions that I had as were my line manager, buddy and the other people I worked with. I knew that if I had any questions there would definitely be someone to help me out.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I developed useful people skills, such as communication, which will be useful in later life and learnt more about using Excel however as I was only there for a short time and spent a lot of time work shadowing I didn't learn many skills that will help my degree.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • The first day included a range of introductory presentations which were useful, and we were able to participate in various networking events and an interview skills workshop. Whilst in my business area it was generally quite structured although at times it would have been good if I had other things to do, such as projects to work on or information to read.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • It's an intense environment to work in but everyone was really lovely and the general atmosphere at the bank was generally a good working environment

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There were 37 people on the programme and a lot of staff were involved in helping out. As we were only there for a week they couldn't do too much but what they did do was good.

    4/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • As we spent a lot of time work shadowing I saw what it is really like to work at Citi and could ask questions etc.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Various people I spoke to all mentioned the company culture but there wasn't much specific information etc about their culture

    3/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I still don't know whether I want to work in investment banking but if I do I would definitely like to work at Citi

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • All accommodation and transport was paid for and the majority of our food so I was pleased


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • There were a few networking events plus we were able to speak to various employees during the week so I was able to speak to a lot of people

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • I didn't enjoy the speed networking as the time wasn't long enough to talk to someone you were interested in but too long to spend if it was a department you weren't interested in. At other events it was hard to tell who worked at the bank who was on the Insight programme so I didn't find it particularly useful

    2/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • I didn't hear anything but I didn't ask

    3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Definitely if you think it's something you might be interested in pursuing!

    4/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2014


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