Global Financial Advisory Spring Insight Programme Review

Incredible experience. The insight really allowed me to obtain a complete overview of how the Global Financial Advisory division works. From work shadowing in ECM and M&A to a group project where we had to pitch an M&A deal to a number of directors, I really fell like this experience allowed me to learn a lot. Furthermore, Rothschild has a fantastic culture, everyone was always looking forward to help and guide us, which is crucial for interns in order to learn and progress.

I felt valued from the beginning to the end. No one at Rothschild will treat you in a negative manner, on the contrary. Everyone was impressed with our motivation and our early interest for investment banking. The fact that directors took the time to come along and listen to our group project, which was an M&A pitch, really shows that everyone within the firm was willing to give up some of their valuable time in order for us to progress and have an incredible experience.

We received guidance throughout the spring insight. Everyone was willing to help us or guide us when we had any doubts/questions on a particular subject, which really allowed me to learn a lot during these 5 days. When we had to prepare our group project, a number of analysts were willing to help us and give us some tips, which was a valuable help that really allowed us to produce a detailed and professional piece of work.

The various presentations we listened on M&A tactics, ECM, DCM etc., really allowed me to develop my skills beyond what I already knew. Furthermore, the work shadowing aloud me to link the theory to the practice, since it allowed to understand how analyst apply what they learned at university/trainings to their day to day work. Finally the group project aloud me to apply the knowledge I already possessed, allowing me to further develop these skills and understand how to use what I learned in a real life situation.

The programme was very well structure. Our time was spread between presentations, group project work, work shadowing, networking and voluntary work. The efficient structure that was set for us really allowed us to gain a complete grasp of the business and allowed us to further develop our knowledge and skills.

The general atmosphere during the programme was more than lovely and in fact, better than what I was expecting. The human resources did their job really well in selecting the interns for the programme, we all got along very well and their was a positive ambiance within the group throughout the programme. The staff was also very friendly and always looking forward to guide us and transmit their knowledge, which really created a joyful and exciting atmosphere.

Since it was only a spring insight of 5 days, the company did not really trained us for any specific tasks, we just got a small training in terms of presentation skills. However, the programme still allowed me to develop my skills, such as my team-working skills or my knowledge on the Investment Banking Industry. As I said previously, everyone was always willing to help and guide us throughout the programme, which shows the the company was really willing to invest in us and offer us the best experience.

The work shadowing with analyst definitely allowed me to truly understand what it would be like to have a full-time job within Rothschild.

Since we were surrounded by different individuals working in various divisions of the company, we really got to understand how was the culture like at Rothschild. The culture their is absolutely great. Being a familial company, it fills like you are not only a random number within the firm, but an actual "member of the family". Everyone is always looking forward to guide and support you.

This programme finally allowed me to link theory to practice and gain a true understanding of how the industry works. So this experience definitely helped me in reaching a decision of whether or not I would be willing to direct my future career towards investment banking.

i was reimbursed for all of my expenses during my stay in London (hotel, travel, lunch).

Yes, we had several networking events with directors and analysts working in various divisions within Global Financial Advisory.

Great, we got to network with a large amount of individuals working in every of the divisions within the Global Financial Advisory team.

Rothschild his focused a lot on voluntary activities. In fact, a majority of the workers do take part into various voluntary activities throughout their careers within the firm.

Definitely, it was an incredible experience that allowed me to learn a lot.