Intern Review

by M&G plc

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • 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.
  • I worked across High Yield and Emerging Market divisions in the Public Fixed Income Floor. I conducted ESG Research across firms and industries; Moreover, I updated and automated Excel Spreadsheets that supported the team's monitoring of spread movements across regions.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • There were many overview presentations that allowed interns to engage with senior members and learn about the different business areas of M&G. Through talking with people across the business, I learnt about the different areas in which the business operate. I worked on my communication skills and interpersonal skills through engaging with my manager and colleagues.


  • 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. I was tasked with a lot of crucial tasks that really enhanced the team's efficiency. I was given great autonomy in my approach too, which enabled me to discover new approaches.


  • 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 overwhelming support from across the business. This includes from my line manager, people outside of my division, as well as my disability mentor.


  • 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?
  • It is absolutely amazing. It challenges me to perform to the best of my abilities, while at the same time enables me to strike a good work-life-balance.


  • 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?
  • I enjoyed it thoroughly, the work I was doing was meaningful, and the team was deeply supportive. It definitely went beyond my expectations, and I hope that I could join M&G as a graduate at some point.


  • 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 M&G plc
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend M&G plc to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to M&G plc
  • I never applied or gone through the interview process so cannot comment on that. I would love to have known that amazing firms such as M&G existed, and if I had known how my experience would be like, I would have definitely applied.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

August 2022


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