Spring Insight Participant Review

by Rothschild & Co

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.7
  • Everything Else
    4.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • 5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • The activities that HR organized were second to none, from the archive tours to the volunteering session, it was all perfectly planned out. Business reps were also very friendly and approachable, even to the most basic of questions (in fact they encouraged it!)

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • We had to do a group presentation on the final day, throughout the week there were activities that really helped us with not just our skills, but also content-wise e.g. discussing what really goes on in M&A transactions.

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

    • As I don't study a finance or economics based degree, I don't think GFA would be incredibly relevant to my university studies. But for a career in finance in the future, this is definitely of very good use, especially the technical knowledge I acquired.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • 5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The office and people were amazing, from the HR down to everyone at the firm. There was a very approachable attitude from everyone (participants), and everyone was eager to help each other out.

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

    • It's just a week so it's difficult to judge, but we all really felt how much the programme was planned out for us, and the efforts put into developing everyone.

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I would say a summer internship is a more realistic understanding of how a full-time role would be.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Very helpful; by engaging with a variety of people at the firm, you really get to understand what working at Rothschild might be like in terms of atmosphere and culture.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Even though it was a Global Financial Advisory programme, we were lucky to have had introductory sessions on other areas at Rothschild e.g. Wealth Management, which was very interesting

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Had no need to

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • We had work shadowing sessions, afternoon teas, lunches

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • 4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2016

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