Global Markets Summer Analyst Review

by Nomura

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    2.2
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Depends heavily on the team and on the desk, as well as yourself! One of my rotations wasn't as enjoyable as the other, but overall learnt a lot and had fun along the way.

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

    • It really depended on the work load. When there was time to sit down and learn off someone, it felt like we could really get on. When there was a lot of work going on, it's very hard for analysts etc to make the time to make you feel valued really.

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Again, depended on the desk, and the time of day and work load. Oftentimes there wasn't enough time to sit down and discuss work and the job with management.

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Once again, depends. Sometimes there was plenty to do and late nights and early mornings had to be done, but at other times there was nothing at all to do, and I had to keep myself busy otherwise.

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

    • Usually not a huge amount; had some end of day wraps to send out to a big distribution list, and had to write and modify some models at some points. Also prepared some client materials.

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

    • Not very helpful for degree studies at all for me, but the soft skills are definitely very relevant going forward.

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • Bankers don't like to be at the office most of the time. Traders, on a good day, might roll out the banter!

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Mixed really, but on the whole good. The program was well structured from a high level, but there was little structure in the more day-to-day experience. Some better guidelines for the desk managers may well have helped this.

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

    • Expensive training sessions, and online training materials were in ample supply. Had access to Bloomberg and Reuters systems too.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Times are very, very hard in the industry, and even more so with the company in Europe.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Had a lot of fun while meeting many like-minded people. Definite plus-point of the internship!

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

    • The time cost was huge in that sleep was already in scarce supply...London being London, even chips were expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Some good bars and clubs which the inters regularly enjoyed.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Very good charity fundraising day was organised, and this was helpful in both meeting people and donating time and money to a very worthy cause.

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2012

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