Internship Review at Morgan Stanley

The Role

Role Description

Main project: Developing an automation tool for operational tickets

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The Morgan Stanley internships are thoroughly organised and thought out. As a result, I learnt a very large amount about technical aspects of the job, the company itself and the people that work there.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Everyone in my team was friendly and we all mostly ate together at lunch, which is pretty rare in these kind of companies.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Everyone seemed ready to answer my queries, especially my assigned buddy/project manager

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The project I was assigned was quite sizeable, so there was always something to improve or new features to implement. However, I never felt overwhelmed by the amount of work.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I was given one particular project to work on, so he days varied between research, hard coding and bug fixing. The project will eventually go into production, meaning the London DBA team (and perhaps the global team) will be using this tool. I had full responsibility for this particular project, but little outside of it.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

We were given a first half-week of introductions to the company's divisions, in-house technologies before starting to work. This proved useful, but may not extend outside of the firm.
However, the technical knowledge acquired during the placement was priceless.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

People are obviously work-driven, but can also relax and laugh during quieter times of the day.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Recruiting seems to be very important at Morgan Stanley, as the whole internship was carefully organised. HR keep in touch and provide reviews throughout the 10 weeks, which gives an insight to your performance and some useful feedback

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

There were regular seminars and talks by senior colleagues. The firm-wide courses were available for interns if the manager agreed, but none of relevance were running during my time there.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Subsidised/Company Gym

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The team seemed enthusiastic and pleased with my performance, although offers are made a few weeks after we leave.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There was an active mailgroup where interns communicated and plenty of bars outside the office for people to socialise.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Living is quite expensive, so most people commute a bit. Socialising is not cheap, but not very expensive either.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Plenty of pubs, but that's as far as it goes.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Interns were always invited to company/division events such as the Corporate Challenge, or the Dragon Boat racing.

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?

I highly recommend the internship program at Morgan Stanley. Worst case scenario would be leaving having learnt a lot and acquired experience useful for any job.

Review 214/214 for Morgan Stanley

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