Spring week Intern Review

by Citi

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Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.5
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • It was a great insight into the department. It was quite specific to one team, but there were plenty of opportunities to meet people from other departments as well and everyone seemed very approachable.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • A lot of people were open to talk to us and I received some actual work, which I believe will be used in a small presentation in the future. Obviously most still had to carry on with their normal work which sometimes limited the amount of time they were able to dedicate to explaining things to us.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • As mentioned in the previous answer, people were generally very open, but also couldn't stop their own work for us. In general though they helped where they could and were very supportive.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • In my studies, I believe that the insights into finance will be more useful in the upcoming semesters. Additionally, it was a great way to find out whether this job/industry would be a place where I could see myself working in the future. In that sense it was the most useful I believe even though it was only a week.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Depending on the teams I think that the very high amount of work shadowing was very good (although here the quality of the experience changed a lot depending on the person/work/team). If HR could be a bit more supportive or encouraging in terms of making the line managers give the interns work/insights+access to the shared drive, this could be improved for some, but overall it was great. Also interesting talks and especially the case study was very interesting and useful!

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Most people were very happy, but some people had said that their previous spring weeks had been even better. Might be because they were not so overwhelmed and surprised by all the positive experiences; or maybe a bit more critical in their second/third spring week. Generally, the atmosphere was positive, ambitious, encouraging and supportive though.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Firstly, the company enabled us to meet a lot of people and figure out whether this could be a good career path. Furthermore, the tips for assessment centers will always be useful, but particularly the case study organized by HR was very cool (and Tobias presented it very well).

    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?
  • Still only showed a tiny part of the real work they do. Nevertheless, it does give a good insight into what it's like. Especially for the interns sitting close/with their team it was a very good experience.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Very much. The culture was one of the main topics when talking to the people and could also simply be observed during the many office hours that we had.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I think the high amounts of work shadowing were very useful to help us figure out whether it would be an appropriate career path.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Not sure how much they will actually pay back in the end (the process of documenting expenses is not as clear I believe).


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • They really encouraged meeting people for coffees; not only from the own team/department, but from all kinds of backgrounds and positions.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Once with senior and once with junior employees.

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • There were several presentations about the different affinity and volunteering groups and events. Not so much about sport associations or similar things, but those would form on a more individual level I can imagine.

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I think these insight weeks are always very interesting in helping to decide in what direction we want to go - even if the decision in the end is that banking or the company is definitely not one's fit; it'll help in the future.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

International

April 2018


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