Technology Summer Analyst Review

by Morgan Stanley

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • 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.
  • I was placed in a team and given my own project to work on for the ten weeks. Day-to-day activities included project work, attending team meetings, intern talks and small group activities.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • My technical skills improved a lot with practice. Although there wasn't compulsory specific training we did have access to online courses to do at our leisure or when necessary.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, my project related directly to what the team were working on and was deployed.


  • 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?
  • I received endless support from my manager, although from what I heard this changed a lot from team to team, depending on your manager. Some were a lot less hands on and the interns were left to fend for themselves more.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • In the tech department people were very social and easy going. It was a lot less intense (hours and culture wise) than other departments link IB or Sales & Trading. Team drinks and lunches were a frequent occurrence.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed my summer placement a lot. There were a lot of events made specifically for the interns and it was a very social environment. My project was the right level of challenging for the time available and my (lacking) previous experience.


  • 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
  • The tech internships are not limited to Computer Science students, there were lots of maths, physics, engineering etc students. The level of your project was chosen to match your prior knowledge.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

London

July 2022


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