Global Markets Summer Analyst Review

by Nomura

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Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Working on a independent project alongside the team. Shadowing other team members and people from other teams.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Developed coding skills (python). Expanded financial knowledge. Developed 'general' business skills (meetings, presentations).

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • I was responsible for my time management and project progression.

  • 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?

    • Very good support and guidance. Able to talk to manager/ buddy whenever necessary/ same day. Able to arrange meetings with members of HR department if needed. All interns had a mentor from a different team to discuss their progress throughout the internship.

  • 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?

    • Good company culture, very supportive for interns for whom this was a first experience with finance/ investment banking. Networking opportunities organised throughout internship. General atmosphere was focused and fast-paced - however everyone was happy to schedule time with interns to discuss their job/ shadowing.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Really good experience.

  • 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 Nomura

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura

    • Research the roles available at an investment bank, and try to understand what is involved in the day-to-day roles. Each job varies a lot so it's best to research this before hand/ explore during the internship. Having a general understanding of finance is helpful before starting.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking, Data Science

London

August 2023

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