Operations Intern Review

by abrdn

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role enables the investment team, giving oversight to the investments made. Checking that these investments are matching expected results. Ensuring my business area is reporting correctly and sharing this information with clients.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learned how to financially report, learning how to calculate fair values. I have learnt how to effectively provide query resolution for the products that my team offer.


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

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a good bit of responsibility, in communicating with external vendors to updating business as usual task that required the team to complete.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • We received a significant amount, from direct managers and teams all the way through to the early careers teams. There was always someone to turn to when a question needed to be asked.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very supportive, everyone is here to produce their best work and to enable others to produce their best work.


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

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

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have really enjoyed the placement, the people I have worked with have always been there and willing to have fun in the process.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at abrdn
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn
  • Please understand what abrdn stands for, if you align with the values of abrdn you'll have a great time.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

Scotland

August 2021


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