Summer Analyst Sales and Trading Review

by Morgan Stanley

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • 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.
  • On a day to day basis I rotated across various teams on the S&T division. I worked on different projects such as making an credit swaption pricing model, optimizing pricing sheets, thinking about strategic trading strategies.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Strategic thinking, quickly responsing to changes in the market, deep knowledge of financial markets


  • 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, the project on which I worked where used for clients and integrated in the process.


  • 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, I was guided by a buddy and dean with whom I had regular catch-ups.


  • 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?
  • The culture and general atmosphere was really open. On thursday we often went doing drinks. Moreover, everyone was really open and approachable.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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 think the internship is an amazing experience to obtain a feeling/ get a glimpse of working in the financial industry/ a bank and gave me many opportunities to develop.


  • 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
  • I think it is good to do a lot of research into MS's business. Moreover, be aware and updated on everything that is happening in the markets. Try to speak to one of the employees of the department in which you're interested to apply for and show genuine interest.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

November 2021


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