Intern Review

by Morgan Stanley

Rating

3.6/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I was interning at Morgan Stanley and switching across desks. Daily work would be speaking and networking with full-time employees, helping however I could and asking questions and learning about the business. Working on my own projects or trade ideas that I would then pitch to employees and review.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I developed my time management skills, ability to work under pressure, presentation and speaking skills and networking skills. I also learnt/developed my financial understanding and ability to understand how events may shape the markets.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, we would provide research, updates, or news pieces to employees on relevant markets.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • We were given a lot of support and guidance during the internship. We could always approach people for help and were given a mentor and a buddy.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Great culture and atmosphere. Everyone was very approachable and willing to teach and help you learn.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It was an incredible learning experience and although was very tough and intense, helped develop my skills and knowledge in the financial world


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Morgan Stanley
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Morgan Stanley to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Morgan Stanley
  • Be prepared to work but that everyone is approachable and that if you need help or to reach out to someone, then do it.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

November 2021


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