Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

by Morgan Stanley

Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • The role involves working as part of the MS IBD team to pitch for and execute M&A and capital markets transactions for clients across EMEA.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes - I sharpened my financial skills, attention to detail and perseverance, whilst also developing my interpersonal abilities and commercial awareness.


  • 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?
  • Yes, very much so; the team I joined was very busy and it was made clear from the very first day that I were to be treated as a full team member (and expected to contribute accordingly).


  • 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?
  • A lot - my buddy and manager were generally available to answer my questions, alongside everyone else I reached out to from the firm.


  • 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?
  • Collaborative and friendly


  • 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?
  • My placement was certainly intense, but I personally found it enjoyable; it made sure I got an accurate depiction of what an investment banking job entails, including both the benefits and drawbacks.


  • 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 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 yourself and have a "why" you want to join the firm at this role.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

November 2021


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