Summer Analyst Review

My internship was very satisfactory experience. I enjoyed the corporate culture, which was very open and supportive. There was no competition between the interns, I had a really good connection with them. I am happy that I was a part of the internship program and I feel that it was a very important first step in my career. I could recommend the internship program to anyone who sees his career in finance.

I had a great report with my colleagues, I felt valued and supported almost all the time. The corporate culture supported sharing the knowledge with interns and supporting their development. The people I was working with were very eager to spend a time with me and give me tasks which could improve my performance. They also made sure that the task I was given was appropriate for my level of knowledge and skills.

My managers were very supportive. Despite their heavy workload they managed to find the time for me. I felt free to ask question on subjects that were not clear to me and always received the answer. I was given regular feedback and advice what to do to improve my performance. I had the impression that

The workload was a bit uneven, there were days when I had too much tasks and events, especially during the first month and some boring moments, but most of the time it was ok. The working hours are not bad, on average around 10-11h/day, and although I needed to stay late few times to finish some task, that definitely was not often.

I haven't got too much responsibility as an intern. The tasks I was given were usually very thoroughly checked by more senior colleagues, and they were not very important for the team's everyday work. I worked on my projects quite independently but they were more of exercise than actual business cases.

I have gained invaluable amount of skills and knowledge. Although the program of the introduction training was a bit too easy later, when I joined the team I had the opportunity to explore a lot more useful sources. I am sure that this experience will be very important when I start full time job.

There was one week training in the beginning of the internship. During the next two months we had also some trainings, where we could develop e.g. presentation, soft skills, network. There was put much stress on the feedback session where I was told detaily what should I improve and how to do this. My general impression was that the company can and want to invest in my development.

I thin that possible career path within JP Morgan is really appealing, The company invests a lot in employee's development. There is very attractive development program within my current area, and I would like to move to other division/line of business, the company has a quite flexible approach. The senior employees seems to be satisfied with their careers, so I think that it is a good place for long term.

There were many opportunities for socializing and get involved. There was many networking sessions and start, mid-internship and end-of-internship social events for summer analysts. There was opportunity to join one of many corporate football teams to play after work. There was also the Corporate Challenge - a 5.6 km run, very well organized and really great event.