Summer Analyst Review

by Deutsche Bank

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Really enojoed the atmosphere, easy-going nature of employees, and structure of the program.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Obviously would not be given extremely important tasks. However, work I have done has been used in presentations for the team I work in which makes me feel valuable.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Any questions I had were answered in a timely fashion, whether they were trivial or complex in nature. I felt I could approach anyone on the team as long as I had done preliminary research first.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • There levels of work pending varied throughout the internship. Some days were extremely busy with tight deadlines, whereas others were spent reading and learning about different parts of the team.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Responsibility increased as my time in the team increased. Although I would have preferred more responsiblity at the start, it made sense to let myself settle before attempting work that required more attention to detail.

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The working life, environment is very different to university. I feel it has definitely given me a broad understanding of what it is like to have a job, and given me a head start over others applying for the first time after graduation.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The atmosphere is professional yet relaxed, very different to what I had expected - high pressure, longer hours. i think this is down to the workforce.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • I was very pleased with the amount of intern events that were organised throughout the program. However, a rotation, even for a day would have even further improved my understanding of different teams within the division I interned in.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Classroom based training was very well-organised and timely introduced before the start of day-to-day office tasks. This enabled all the interns to be on a similar knowledge level in terms of technicalities of the bank, as well as focus on the appropriate competencies to work on throughout the internship, such as communication through the continued emphasis on networking.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • 3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • At the moment, the impeding dip in global economic growth has put pressure on hiring streams within the bank. However, I am hopeful that I will get a position in the graduate program, as this would not only acertain a job for after graduation, but be rewarding after been put through the internship program!

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • All of the interns within my division were very approachable, and easy to get along with. However, there is room for improvement with regard to more cross-divisional interactions such as the CSR day, as I thought the segregation although justifiable, should not have been there throughout.

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Venues around the bank attract bank employees. As a result, socialising is very expensive for an intern. However, I have been fortunate to go out with both interns and people working at the bank!

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Although there are a number of venues, most if not all were very pricey and did not cater for younger people such as ourselves. Nevertheless I do see good potential for actual employees of the bank.

    2/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • I was able to integrate with both my team and subdivision, of which there have been numerous events organised outside working hours.

    5/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

August 2011


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