Equity Research Intern Review
by Fidelity International
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
2.8
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The Company
3.0
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Overall was an enjoyable and productive experience.
Except for my buddy/mentors didn't really have any interaction with anyone else in the team. One fund manager came and spoke to us for about 5 minutes across the 7 weeks we were in the office. HR were v.friendly, however, and often came to check up on us.
Sessions with mentors were excellent, however when they weren't around we were left to get on with work on our own, which had a bit of a 'lost at sea' feel to it.
Always had projects to get on with, however for the first 2 at least I finished with a few days to go and so spent quite a lot of time going over the work/reading investment notes that were circulated by emails/scrolling through bloomberg. Days definitely went quicker when we had meetings/'lunch and learns'to break up the day.
None, but this is completely understandable considering the nature of the job. In fact the internship would probably have been much less enjoyable had we been engaged in work that would actually contribute as this would likely have been quite and nondescript and manual.
No contribution to my degree, however, accounting, equity research, stockpicking, excel modelling, financial analysis and general knowledge/insight into the asset management industry could prove to be invaluable for a career in the industry.
The Company
Everyone was friendly but in general quite a serious, heads down and work kind of atmosphere. Not too much fun/jokes to be had. Sometimes felt like we were disturbing those working around us when we spoke between us.
V.well organised.
1 weeks worth of full training at the beginning of the internship which was particularly useful considering I am from a non-finance based background. One-to-one sessions with mentors were excellent and insightful, wouldn't have been able to do the work we were set without them!
Company Parties/Events
Above 25 days holiday
Unfortunately wasn't offered a job. Only 2/6 equity research interns were offered full time jobs which I thought was quite brutal considering how difficult it is to get a place on the internship.
The Culture
Was a good bunch of us, regularly went out for lunches and evening drinks. Couple of bigger nights as well.
London so pretty expensive!
Lots of men in suits! Generally tried to bolt out of The City for any nights out.
Had a Charity Day and the JPMorgan Charity run which were both a lot of fun, some evenings drinks and activities organised for after work by HR also.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Banking, Economics, Financial Management
London
September 2014
