Summer Intern Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    2.5
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

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

    • I discovered markets and the front office for the first time. Really exciting in a Brexit time.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • When they asked me specific tasks and told me that I done it well

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

    • For most of the time I had to figure out things by myself, and always take initiative.

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I did long days because I came the first and left the last. So 6:40-19:30 usually. More than 12hours a day

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not at all but that makes sense giving the fact that my first rotation was trading. It was more an internship to learn and discover the industry rather than handle responsibilities.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills I developed and the training I received was exactly related to my degree in Finance/Economics.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • In trading every one is really busy. It was really hard at the beginning to find a spot and succeed to talk with everyone on the team. But of course anytime I was talking to them and asking questions, they were patient and took of their time to answer me

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The internship itself was really organized. Then on the rotations it really differed from one team to another. I wish I had a real long term project to do, so I would have had something concrete to show at the end.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They placed me into really interesting teams, tough but really good to learn. I'm really happy about this.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Sounds interesting but really tough. I already thought the summer internship was hard in terms of personal investment and ability to learn and understand complex theories. But on the same time, I know that if I get an offer I would be able to learn from the best. I am proud to have been a summer intern at Citi

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • All the summer interns were really nice. I just wish we had more events organized during the summer to spend more time together.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Really expensive. I came from Paris and there was no help to find a place to live. London is a really expensive citi to live but we were paid extremely well.

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

    • To be honest, I had so much work that I didn't really enjoyed the night life. I also had to come some weekends.

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

    • Not at all.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

International

August 2016

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