Intern in Credit Risk IT Review

by Deutsche Bank

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

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

    • My job involves working with offshore people from other teams and hence I need to get in touch with very often. I experienced a lot of delays on the other party's side when doing so which delays my own work.

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

    • Since my colleague who was in charge of Firewall requests left a month ago, I was the only one who knew how to handle these requests.

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

    • Whenever i needed help from my supervisor, they were happy to spare some time for me.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • depending on how urgent the firewall requests are

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

    • Since my colleague left, I am the only one in charge of Firewall requests which leaves me with a lot of responsibility.

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

    • I am learning how to use groovy and grail for my Environment Monitoring Dashboard.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • All my colleagues are very friendly.

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

    • I would have preferred that my computer was already set up on the day that I joined.

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

    • We had a 3-day training.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Working from home
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I am not sure what exactly I want to do in future.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • We meet every day for lunch and became good friends.

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

    • You spend a lot more money when going out for lunch or drinks than you usually do.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Only going out for drinks on Friday with the interns.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There wasn't much that we were made aware of.

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

August 2011

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