Technology Summer Intern Review

by Morgan Stanley

Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Working in back-end engineering. A typical day starts with scrum meeting with people I work with, then some coding and designing. Sometimes there would be a meeting with my manager, as well as broader team.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I learned new technologies, such as Angular and concepts of full-stack development. I also developed my teamwork skills and adapting to any work environment, had access to external tools such as Pluralsight, Headspace and others, and improved my presentation skills.


  • 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?
  • 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, I was working on a small project responsible for allowing other engineers and financial controllers to do their job more easily. Even though I was led by my mentor, a lot of decisions had to be made from my side first.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received a lot of support, people were responsive and the atmosphere was very relaxing. The idea was to mostly explore and try to figure things on my own, but if I would get stuck, I would be offered more guidance.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture is very open and relaxing. People are thriving for more and progressing, and at the same time they are very friendly.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

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

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my internship. The people that I have worked with were very approachable and good engineers, also the HR department and other people not directly involved in my work were always to help with any inquiries.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • 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
  • Enjoy the process. Reach out for the stars and don't be afraid. It's just a job.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

London

November 2021


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