Operations Analyst Review

by Morgan Stanley

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Morgan Stanley was a great place to work, I worked in a great team and the people are really friendly. I liked interacting with clients in my role, however I would have liked the experience of also working in another team.

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

    • My colleagues made me feel welcome, and treated me just the same as everyone else. I performed the same tasks and felt valued with the work I done.

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

    • The managament team changed a lot when I was there so I had a lot of different managers. However I did always have fortnightly meetings and was supported by the managers.

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

    • On average my day was busy, working from 8.30 am until 6.30pm.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was performing the same tasks as my colleagues, looking after my own clients. I was given the same amount of responsilibity as others in the team, and by the end of the placement I had a lot more.

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

    • Experience of working in the real world, has helped with working in a team and new people at university. It has give me more confidence with interacting with others and will help me in a graduate position.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Quite quite, people concentrating on work. Fun sometimes.

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

    • Communication was very good before we started. Not as much communication during it.

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

    • Did not have much personal training. Was unable to join training programmes as was not a full time employee

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would like to work back at Morgan Stanley.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Regular placment student nights out organised by us.

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

    • Cost of socialising was high as in London.

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

    • Nightlife was good, could easily get to other areas aswell.

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

    • We are few sports activities and socialising events. Two christmas parties and one summer one.

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

London

October 2010

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