Summer Quantitative and Structuring Analyst Review

by EDF Trading

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Pros: very interesting project + very insightful lunch and learn sessions Cons: low salary

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Pros: My manager took time to review my work, and explain concepts to me. What I was doing was of real value to the firm.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Pros: My manager took time to review my work, and explain concepts to me.

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

    • Usually working from 07.30 to 07.30.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • pros: built a model that was useful for a big project so quite some responsibility. cons: only worked on one project and did not have any insight in other projects

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Pros: used my CS + Maths skills and developed them even more

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Good atmosphere, nice people to talk to, even other teams.

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

    • Very well. Regular lunch and learn sessions, outings for interns, presentations, etc

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

    • NA

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The firm did not seem to hire at the time. And not appealed because of low salary + very long waiting time before rising in the hierarchy.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • Quite a good one, lunchs, diner and parties together.

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

    • London, very expensive. 1hr to commute to my workplace. Expensive area in terms of restaurants, but kitchens to heat your own food.

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

    • Victoria, no nightlife.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Had the opportunity to participate in the JPM Corporate Challenge Race. And I was running to the office.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2017

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