Summer Analyst Review

I really enjoyed my work placement at DB. The main reason for this was the fact that I was given real work to perform throughout the 9 weeks.

I received great support from everyone in my team, and everyone I spoke to outside my team. You are not treated like an intern, but as someone who is a potential value-add to the team.

Guidance & support received from my manager was excellent, and he was always there to answer any questions/queries I may have had. As an intern, he also allowed me to sit in on his meetings which were not relevant to my projects, which helped me gain a greater understanding of the team's tasks.

Most days I was busy and always had something to be doing. However, the team I was placed in worked on a monthly basis, so after working day 15, there was less work to be performed in general. Also, in the last week there was not as much for me to do (which is understandable). This being said, when compared to others' experience, I felt that I had been kept adequately busy throughout.

I felt I was given a good deal of responsibility. By the middle of the internship, I was leading meetings & helped organise data that was being presented to the MD's on our floor.

I think the skills I learnt will be very useful for the future, however they are unlikely to come of much use at university.

It wasn't as busy, or hectic, as you would expect an I-bank's office to be.

This is one of the hallmarks of the DB internship scheme in London. The organisation of the programme is excellent. We received details of each & every lecture/seminar etc that we were expected to attend, and were noted of any delays/cancellations. In my previous internship, it took me almost a week to get set-up with a laptop & phone-line. At DB this was all set-up when I arrived.

Another cornerstone of this internship is the exposure that you will receive to key staff members throughout the 9 weeks. DB also provided presentation skills training & business etiquette training which was extremely insightful. This being said, the "induction" training was exciting (in terms of meeting other interns and having a quiet week before work) but I feel that it did not provide sufficient/useful knowledge for the job required.

Very good. For the class of 2011, a vast majority of the interns who wanted a graduate role at DB were offered a contract.

We all got along well, and as such, I feel that due to the situation we are in, it is difficult not to do so.

It's london. Enough said?

Our class didn't seem to go out much in terms of clubbing etc, but London being London, I'm sure that the nightlife is awesome.

Yes. My hours were usually 08.30 to 06.45, which meant that I was free in the evenings to do whatever I liked, as long as I was able to turn up at 08.30 the next day and perform well.