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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I really enjoyed my internship as I got to experience a whole breadth of asset classes, networking events, work shadowing and mentorship from senior representatives.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • extremely valued, my colleagues gave me the opportunity to work on documents which were used by clients and thereby I felt that my work was valuable.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I had regular weekly meetings and had day to day conversations with the team. Overall I could ask any questions that I wanted.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Very busy. That is the beauty of the summer internship, you could never get bored. There's always either a project going on, you're either meeting people from the bank or work shadowing.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • It was more about learning and understanding the work and the products which were complex and required research.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • What I learnt about mostly was time management, networking and work ethic are the most important things, which need to be applied to studies.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Really exciting, especially being on a trading floor which is always an exciting environment.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Very organised. I knew about events run by HR weeks in advance and I would be sent reminders all the time for internal online training.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A lot. On a day to day basis, my line manager invested a lot of time explaining difficult concepts to me which I always appreciated.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Healthcare/Dental

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I am still in the process of finding out but I really do hope I get the job. Having been here for the Spring Week and then being lucky enough to convert to the summer, I would love the opportunity to be given the full time role.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Yes there were a lot of social events held with the interns, everyone has been lovely.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Not too expensive, nothing different to what you experience on a day to day in London.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • The bars are fantastic, especially during the world cup games.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Yes, there were many outside the office events held with the interns.

    5/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

July 2018


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