Summer Internship Sales and Trading Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.9
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Definitely my most enriching professional experience - very friendly people, lots of responsibilities, I definitely learnt a lot.

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

    • People were very friendly - I have been surprised compared to the other banks I worked for how people paid attention to interns, it was very rewarding

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

    • my managers have been very available even though the team was short staff, they took the time to show me how the desk work, to answer my questions and to follow up on my different tasks/projects

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

    • I've been really busy especially on my second desk. This is definitely a great thing because I had great responsibilities, however, I wish I had more time to shadow the other desks which I couldn't really do as I had a lot of tasks, combined with the trading game preparations

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I've been lucky as I had a lot of responisbilities. On my first rotation i've been sent to client meetings and conferences sometimes by myself, and on my second rotation as the dsk was short staff I was on very interesting projects that were sent to clients. I was also invited to all the calls of the team

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

    • this internship confirmed my will to be in sales. therefore, I developed skills that will be needed during my whole career, besides, I developed a great network over the past few months and I believe this will be a great asset in the future

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was really nice especially as I have a comparison base as I did a few other internships before coming to Citi. People were really friendly and I've been surprised by the fact that a lot of people at Citi either started their career there a long time ago and stayed at Citi - or did a broad range of banks before settling at citi.

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

    • I am thankful to the HR as the organization was really good, we got the opportunity to meet people from different divisions thanks to various conferences and a lot of events were organized after work to broaden our network

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

    • I had the impression that even though we've been there for a very few weeks, the managers really took the time to explain us the business and make sure we understand everything, so that they would see this time spent as an investment in the future rather than just time for execution needs

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

    • International Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would definitely see myself working at Citi and hope to have this occasion. As I worked in several French and American banks before I can say I found the bank I personally think I would be a good fit in as I really liked the culture.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes there was the few events organized enabled us to meet plenty of the summer interns from different divisions, we organized weekly drinks afterwards and helped each other to network by introducing our teams we rotated on

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is definitely very very expensive even though I come from Paris -which now looks like an emerging country city compared to London...! My flat was £1050 per month but in the West side of London (Sloane Square)

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nightlife in Canary wharf is definitely not the best but accomodation are very convenient so it has never been a problem to go somewhere else more central after work

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • In London in general - definitely - I had the opportunity to do many exhibits and museums as well as concerts. I also started new sports while I was here and I do think london offers endless opportunities for activities

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

September 2016

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