Spring Insight Intern Review

by Fidelity International

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Business Insight
    4.7
  • Culture
    4.7
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • Everyday involved a few general talks and then a deeper insight into one area of the business which was accompanied by a workshop. During these workshops we constructed and then presented on what we had learnt in previous talks


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Presentation skills and teamwork skills were really helped during the workshop exercises


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • It was really useful as it allowed to envisage which areas I might be interested in applying for in the future and where I see my career path taking me. It also made me feel more comfortable talking about the business and the financial sector in general


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Really positive. All the employees had good things to say about their experiences at the bank, especially people who had previously been at other institutions


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I really enjoyed it. Having done a couple of other insights, Fidelity really stood out for the intimate nature of it, how much focus they put on the interns and all the practical activites


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Fidelity International
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Fidelity International to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Fidelity International
  • It is important to try and gain as much experience as possible and Fidelity can offer a really comprehensive overview of asset management so it is definitely worth applying. Also, don't be afraid of the environment, culture or work because they don't expect you to know everything


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

April 2021


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