Summer Intern Review
by abrdn
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at abrdn
- 7. Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn
Overview
. Perform Reconciliations for the team to check and address issues with Salesforce . Attend networking sessions with those in the Client Group and with senior colleagues in the business . Complete ad-hoc tasks such as updating client contact sheets and monitoring the inboxes of team members who are on leave . Chairing and taking minutes in team meetings
Skills
. I have developed my excel skills through completing reconciliations. . Developed a knowledge of Salesforce
Responsibilities
I was given a huge amount of responsibility from the outset. For example, I was completely responsible for the rebranding of 320 client contact sheets - which will be sent out to actual clients. I was also responsible in analysing investment management agreements, for an upcoming project.
Support & Guidance
My line manager was great. She always explained which systems I needed to use to complete a task and always gave me an example before I was set on a task. I was always given feedback on the tasks I completed.
Culture
Everyone is approachable - I even had chats with the Head of UK Institutional clients at the firm.
Your Impressions
Fantastic insight to the investment management industry and building a great network!!
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Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
September 2022
