Investment Intern Review

by M&G plc

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Enjoyed working in a friendly environment

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

    • Everyone was very friendly and didn't hesitate to help me if I asked

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

    • we had a mid term review and weekly meetings to discuss my progress

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

    • The desk was quite illiquid but I had long term projects that I could get on with in the quiet periods

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was encouraged to submit analysis to my manager and worked on important confidential legal documents from one of the funds.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • We were given Bloomberg training which is definitely something that I use later on in my career and one of the Fund Manager Assistants even gave me his CFA books when he passed!

    5/5

    The Company

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

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

    • The HR were very helpful and all the events they organised ran smoothly

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

    • As said, we were given Bloomberg training and were allowed time off from the desk in order to go to any of the lectures that M&G had put on.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There weren't too many interns so we bonded well as a group and went for drinks most Fridays. I lunched well with my team and was shown some amazing restaurants!

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

    • Obviously expensive as it is in the city of London, however we did manage to find some places with good deals on cocktails or happy hours.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It was good but we would invariably end up heading back to central London as it was cheaper than the city to go out.

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

    • There were softball, netball and mixed hockey teams which we were encouraged to join and some of the interns were lucky enough to join their teams on days out put on by other firms

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

September 2013

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