First Step programme person Review

by Nomura

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • The activites we did were really fun and I met loads of awesome people who worked there.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • We obviously didn't do any work, but I felt like they wanted us to have fun and learn something.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • We always had a group of people around to help us with activities if we were struggling.

    4/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • My greater understanding of how banks of this type work will be hugely helpful in deciding what area of banking i would want to go into.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • We may not have needed to do the case study (which was fairly complex) so soon but apart from that the activites flowed from one to another and at no point did it feel unorganised.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The atomosphere was a positive one where it was made sure that we were enjoying ourselves and learning.

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They invested (funny because its an investment bank amiright) the time of lots of employees for the purpose of teaching us.

    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?

    • I now have a much better understaning on what investment banking, global markets etc are.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Nomura seems like a really nice place to work with the garden and the gym and the nice furniture.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Real helpful. It has confirmed that banking is the area of work I would most like to get into.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • For the people who do not live in London, the trains or hotels were fairly expensive.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes at lunch time, I got many business cards.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • The drinks evening was fun.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • There was a pub nearby and the gym was nice.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes I have.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

East Midlands

April 2016

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