Intern Review

by Wells Fargo

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role involves developing tools to support investment professionals in the trade decision making process. I also look at market updates and key incoming macroeconomic events.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I developed a much broader understanding of the functioning of the financial markets, and how different products are used for diverse purposes. I also picked up useful software skills.


  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Definitely, I ended up developing trade support tools which were actually used on a regular basis by professional traders.


  • 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?
  • I received valuable guidance and support from my managers at all times during my internship programme to make sure my development was as steady as possible. I also had weekly feedback meetings to track my progress and discuss potential improvements.


  • 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 company culture was amazing, a very close working atmosphere which you don't usually find in large banking entities. This was a decisive factor in growing my working confidence during the experience.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I couldn't have chosen a better organisation to do my internship at, with so much development potential and a greatly managed summer programme. I would definitely recommend the internship to potential future candidates.


  • 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 Wells Fargo
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Wells Fargo to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Wells Fargo
  • Be yourself, be as proactive as possible, network as much as you can, and work hard. Ask smart questions as well.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2023


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