Human Resources Intern Review

Day-to-day office life was comfortable and enjoyable. There were many learning opportunities available as well as events where I could meet people from other parts of the bank.

My contributions were valued and tangible feedback was received on each piece of work I submitted. My personal project was helpful in laying the groundwork for a HRIS project.

As I rotated through the teams, I received plenty of support, feedback and guidance from my supervisor. I also had a buddy and mentor who I could speak to if I had any concerns. I could also turn to colleagues within my team if I had any questions in absence of my supervisor.

I was never bored or found myself without anything to do during the course of this internship. I had a reasonable level of autonomy with my workload. I also had long-term projects which I could work on if the team I was in didn't have any pressing tasks I could help with

I was given a good level of responsibility and encouraged to ask questions where I lacked understanding.

I have developed much better time-management skills and a better understanding of the HR structure specifically in the finance sector. I'm also much better at MS Excel which will be sure to help me out in a final year project. I'm sure I've developed skills for life in terms of workplace etiquette which will be sure to help me in my future career.

Very comfortable, open environment.

It was the best organised internship I've ever completed. I knew exactly what I'd be doing over the next 10 weeks from day 1.

During my time at Rothschild, the summer interns took part in the Rothschild & Co Bursary Fundraising challenge. This experience was quite enjoyable as my group raised money through various charity event including a 10k run. The fundraising challenge pushed me on a personal level and gave me the opportunity to develop my fundraising skills while having fun with my group. It was extremely satisfying to raise money for a worthy cause and it definitely helped that my group won! I was also invited to various talks an drinks events with senior women in the bank as well as the new graduate cohort. This provided me with the opportunity to develop my network. I was also able to sit in on some of the graduate personal development sessions. This included sessions on personal branding and building resilience.

The HR department doesn't have a graduate programme which is unfortunate however I believe that they will be future opportunities to work at Rothschild should a position become available after graduation.

No opinion - I lived at home

There were many office drinks and opportunities to socialise with colleagues after office hours. Intern socials were organised during my internship