Summer Analyst Review

by Royal Bank of Canada

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Initially we had two weeks of training in financial markets as well as a two day Hackathon in teams with other interns. Then I was on desk for two weeks in a team within QTS where I developed my coding skills and then worked alongside colleagues in that team.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I developed both my financial markets knowledge, and my coding skills. As well as soft skills whilst doing my internship.


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

  • 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 able to work on the actual codebase for the application and given my own tasks to do, I constantly had support along the way but it was great to be given some actual responsibility.


  • 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?
  • I was in constant contact with my manager and had multiple colleagues that I could reach out to, including a manager that remained in contact with all the QTS interns throughout the internship. HR were also really helpful for any less technical questions.


  • 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?
  • It was such a great company to work for. The culture is lovely with an emphasis on team work and personal development.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • 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 loved the placement, it was the most incredible experience and I was really sad to leave. I have learnt so much to take forward into my future career.


  • 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 Royal Bank of Canada
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Royal Bank of Canada to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Royal Bank of Canada
  • Be yourself, it's the best way to find out if the company is a good fit for you, and make sure you ask lots of questions.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking, Information Technology

London

October 2021


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