Summer Intern in Real Estate Private Equity Review

by Morgan Stanley

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Rating

5/5
  • The Role
    5.0
  • The Company
    5.0
  • The Culture
    5.0

    The Role

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

    • The Firm really is a great firm, allows you to learn a lot about banking.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • You really get to help senior people who value your input and respect you.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everyone of my questions always got answered, analysts took the time to sit with me to explain harder stuff.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was able to work on different projects during the internship, which gave me a really broad exposure to the business

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

    • I had to do charts, modelling that were really useful to the senior people in their realtionship with clientts

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I really got to udnerstand the structure of deals, the different tools used by bankers on their works, which is something that can only be taught in an internship like this

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone was really happy about their job, which creates a good atmosphere

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Everything was really smooth, I had the opportunity to attend conferences on various subjects during the internship, without it ever affecting my work

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We had a week long training at the beginning which was really helpful, and during the internship everyone took the time to help us on anything we would ask

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would really like to work for Morgan Stanley as soon as I can.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The analysts and associate, even sometime more senior people, in our team and within the department, would sometimes take us out for a drink on a friday, which was a good way to discover them on a social scene

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I have lived in London for a year so already had a flat.

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • On the WE, I got to hang out with fellow interns sometimes in really cool places.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The HR team had organised a few events which allowed us to get involved with the other interns.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2011

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