Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review
by Citi
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.8
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The Company
3.8
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The Culture
2.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Citi is one of the leading firms in the very exciting financial services industry, and so far the experience has been very positive as a whole.
So far, everyone that I have worked with have been very friendly and helpful and really open to getting to know you. Certain senior bankers in the team have reached out to us interns to get to know us and have also encouraged their staff to check in with us regularly.
So far, whenever I have run into an issue, the person(s) I have been working for have been willing to help.
It is part of the corporate finance business model that the workload is very unpredictable - at some times, work is really intense, while there's also often downtime e.g. while waiting for comments on your work.
In the beginning, interns typically handle smaller parts of a project to gradually learn the work; however, I have only been with the team for 1,5 weeks when writing this, so I expect to receive more responsibility for every week that passes.
The skill-set developed especially in investment banking is very transferable to any job that requires recommending a certain action and backing it up with data; in addition, understanding of finance and business in general is really beneficial in understanding how society and the global economy functions.
The Company
Professional, as you would expect of a bank, but still relatively personal between fellow junior colleagues. In larger teams, the steep hierarchy makes the atmosphere a bit stiff at times.
The onboarding process was very structured and guided.
The first week of the 10-week internship was training for the job, with a hired finance training firm educating us in the classroom. In addition, since two-three weeks before the start of the internship, we had access to plenty of online training materials to familiarize ourselves with the skills necessary for the job.
Flexi Time
Company Parties/Events
Healthcare/Dental
I am looking to convert my internship into a full-time offer.
The Culture
You make a lot of friends during training week, which sets a good spirit within the intern class for the rest of the summer.
Prices for short-term living in London are absolutely ridiculous, otherwise prices in line with other developed European economies (excluding the Mediterranean countries).
Canary Wharf has a couple of decent bars that are filled with people in the early evening, but no night clubs to the best of my knowledge.
In some divisions of the bank, there are probably organized activities, but I am not aware of any.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Investment Banking, Banking
London
July 2018
