Summer Analyst Sales and Trading Review

by Morgan Stanley

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Really enjoyable experience, met a lot of great people. Extremely high workload which was expected which inevitably added more pressure and stress. The intern class was the largest ever so competition for offers was huge changing a lot of people's behaviour in a negative way towards the end of the program. Overall I had a great time and learnt a lot.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt extremely valued in my first rotation but not so much in my second. Completely depends on where you are put.

    3/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The support is there as we were allocated 'buddies and deans' to help us. Completely up to you as to how often you use them.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Extremely busy. Very difficult to turn down projects from other desks when they ask you to do something even though you may have a hundred other projects to do. All about managing expectations. Some people ended up taking on too much stuff.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • None on my second rotation, a lot on my first.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I cannot begin to explain how much I learnt over the 10 weeks. A lot of soft skills were honed which will help me in life, also my computer literacy exponentially increased to a ridiculous level by the end, meaning I could probably use excel now with my feet blindfolded.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Depends on the desk/ floor. Fixed Income were generally on tour a lot more and you could feel that on the floor. Other floors were much quieter, equities for example due to large culls and low volumes meaning everyone was generally a bit down and grumpy.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Extremely organised. However I think there should have been more scope to change rotations if it just was not working out at all.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A lot of investment.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The internship is a game which I didn't play right. Know how to do it for next time.

    1/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Obviously some guys will go out more than others, but there was a lot of people who enjoyed a quick bevvie or two.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Extortionate. But it is the city.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London has a great nightlife.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Too much work.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking, Banking

London

August 2012

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