Spring Insight Program Review

by Morgan Stanley

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Great fun! A really busy week, but all of it engaging and useful.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • They were all really welcoming. Took the time to listen to us and answer our questions.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • HR were great. Made me feel wanted and at home.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • 13 hour days minimum, and a group presentation on the thursday morning. Not for the fainthearted/those who especially value their sleep.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • We had little interaction with the day-to-day running of the firm. It was more intended as a educational placement.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Great thing to have on your CV, chance to get fast-tracked onto the internship program afterwards, and I learnt a lot.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Pretty intense!

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Like I said, HR had organised everything flawlessly.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • It was another chance to assess us as potential interns as much as anything else, and so they spent a lot of time and effort monitoring us and educating us.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Everybody there would have been thrilled to get a job offer from them.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Most of us were fairly tired by the end of it, but people were up for having a good time.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • We were given free accomodation in Canary Wharf if you lived outside London, so that was pretty cheap!

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Few bars around, no real clubs though unless you were prepared to Tube for 5 or 6 stops.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Few that I was aware of. We were taken for a meal out on the Thursday, but then we were only there for 5 days, so participation in that sort of thing would have been pretty limited anyway.

    2/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking, Banking, Data Science, Property Management

London

May 2012

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