Finance Analyst Review

The work was very enjoyable. I felt valued by my team, who were very friendly. The 10 weeks flew past!

Always invited out on any team drinks and felt very included as a real member of the team.

Extremely supportive in answering any questions I had about the work or the department generally. Very helpful if requiring any guidance with my work.

There were a couple of times when I had very little to do, but this was mainly due to the nature of my work - project-based - which naturally have busy and non-busy periods. Normally you would juggle several projects to smooth this out, but as an intern only here for 10 weeks this wasn't suitable. Most of the time however, I was kept very busy. If I did work late to complete a task this was also acknowledged by team members so it definitely didn't feel like it went unnoticed.

Initially the responsibility was quite low, but as I proved my capabilities I was given increasing responsibility and more tasks. So the amount of responsibility given is to a large degree controlled by you.

The training and skills will probably not be particuarly useful for my degree, however I believe they will prove extremely useful in my future career. The Excel training we received both formally and on-the-job has proved invaluable in improving my Excel skills, and the work carried out has provided me with a much better understanding of a Finance department within an Investment Bank.

Excellent balance of work and chat.

There were many events organised for the interns to get to know each other better, both within departments and between. The training and skills sessions at the beginning of the internship were useful and well thought through - I felt that most of what I was learning would be very relevant to my role.

We gained an afternoon of Excel training which was very useful. In terms of within my role, a lot of time was invested in me to explain how the systems worked and to improve my understanding of the links between areas in the department and the company as a whole.

There was an excellent social scene amongst the department's interns - we often went for drinks/dinner after work.

Cost of socialising is very high - but this is to be expected in London.

There were plenty of opportunities to get involved in outside of work, including lectures and lunchtime learning sessions for employees and sports clubs and events. Drinks after work were also common.