Investment Consultant Review

by Lane Clark & Peacock

Rating

4/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    3.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Completed several projects designed to train us on the pensions industry. Assisted colleagues with client facing work such as attending research meetings. Worked on 5 short term projects and presented these to partners.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Learned about the pensions industry and speaking with fund managers. Learned what to look for when assessing funds to invest in and the intricacies of risk and reward.


  • 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?
  • 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?
  • We were given some amount of responsibility although it was mainly grunt work and there was very little scope for decision making


  • 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?
  • Everyone was very helpful and willing to provide assistance and help with understanding. However, the industry itself is not too complex


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Very friendly and supportive


  • 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?
  • It was a good placement and we got to work on actual projects. Weeks did feel a bit repetitive although I suppose that is the nature of the industry


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Lane Clark & Peacock
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Lane Clark & Peacock to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Lane Clark & Peacock
  • Don’t be afraid to show your authentic self.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

London

August 2023


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