Spring Insight Intern Review

I enjoyed the Spring Week very much. Everyone we interacted with were very friendly and welcoming, especially the HR team. The cohort of spring interns were surely very competent, but what was actually surprising was that they were also interesting, well-rounded people, which made the week especially enjoyable. (This seemed like a deliberate choice by HR to select people they would actually like to work with..)

The analysts I shadowed were very very helpful and brought us around the desks, which was a nice gesture. When we had afternoon tea with the directors, there were about 10 directors to the 23 of us and they were genuinely interested in having a conversation with us.

In preparation for our presentation on the final day, we were allowed to figure things out independently. We were given a short talk on pitch books and received good information booklets, but more guidance (e.g. workshops) would have been appreciated.

I wouldn't say it would be relevant to my degree studies, but the knowledge gained and the skills practiced (e.g. presentation & interview workshops) were very useful generally.

The schedule was clear and well-designed.

As mentioned, everyone was very friendly, which made for a positive atmosphere. I've heard that spring weeks at some other banks can be relatively tense and competitive-- this was not the case at Rothschild.

We were given a good number of presentations on the firm and investment banking, and had a full morning with an external communications coach.

Work shadowing with the analysts was very informative.

The office tour and networking opportunities helped-- in particular, we had a tour of the company's historical archives by the Archivist and Assistant Archivist.

Very valuable. I'm personally keen on advisory, but those also considering S&T will obviously not receive much exposure on that front.

Accommodation, travel and lunches were reimbursed or provided for.

Networking opportunities include lunch with analysts and tea with directors.

Besides the above, we had drinks arranged for us at a bar on the first evening.

We had a presentation on volunteering at Rothschild, and actually did one morning of volunteering. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the activity a lot and found it very meaningful. The company gym is nice too. Having said that, it shouldn't be a surprise that not many would have much time after work.

Yes, definitely.