Investment Intern Review

by Fidelity International

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • It was really insghtful, but really boring work (just on a computer all day) so its not the career for me

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

    • Everyone was really nice and approachable, but the people were all a bit dull, but really nice people

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everything was explained several times, and everyone was on hand to help you out

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

    • Really quite busy, but youa re allowed to leave when your core hours are done So its good to be busy while doing work, but then good that you can just leave when you should be able to

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

    • Not much, but you were given graduate level work and it was really insightful, but it wasn't as if you were running team meetings, but you were given your few minutes to tell everyone what you had been working on and things

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • There was loads of training and my skills were really developed, but I've decided I don't want a career in this sort of field

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Pretty dull, everyone just tapped away on their computers, however everyone was really friendly when you started talking to them

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • First week was just all reading, absorbing information, then starting off with little tasks and my knowledge grew. There was an intern project to do throughout too

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

    • Loads, I spent time with several senior people getting detailed explanations into their work Everyone would make time to spend with me

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Got a job :)

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Really good, there was just 6 of us so we ended up pretty close

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

    • Central London is expensive

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

    • London's nightlife is awesome!

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

    • Not really, everyone in the office sort of kept themselves to themselves and there wasn't any firm organised events

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

October 2012

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