Summer Internship Review

I enjoyed it quite a lot. DB has been very organized in providing many activities throughout the internship. I loved the equity teach-ins. It is quite a pain to ask people around to get a feel of what they do. But with this initiative it was possible to get a brief introduction to the specific team for everyone with only 30mins. Also, I really enjoyed the CSR activity and in general the teams were both very nice.

It kind of depends on who we are referring and the people in specific. But in general I was able to fit it. I believe it requires time to add contribution and become a strong team together but I am quite satisfied.

My direct manager in both rotations were extremely nice. I was quite scared of not being able to perform in the first days, but both managers were patient and gave me time to fit in and understand the business. After a while tasks became more complex and more entertaining so I was really happy I could contribute to the team.

It kind of depends. In the first week I was pretty bored in both desks. Then sometimes I was too busy. I think this aspect is really hard to gauge in only 2 desks (never truly worked somewhere else before) and I am not really able to answer. Some other interns were very busy, while others had lots of time. I think I was in the middle and quite ok with it.

I would say the tasks given were not super important, but they were things that needed to be done and my managers would only check if the results were correct and reliable. They were planning to use the tools/data I created/found without totally checking were they came from and so on (no time for that), and I felt really happy because this showed they trusted in me and the tools were actually useful to the team.

Since this was basically my first job every, I would say I learned more about how to behave in the work environment than actual skills related to banking. I am very happy with the experience because I think the managers slowly helped me notice mistakes and actually represented a clear nice example of how to work in a good environment.

I do like the atmosphere in the office, as everyone works hard but they are kind to each other.

I think it's a normal thing that when an intern just joins the team, no one trusts him and it takes a while to give him tasks to do. I didn't have almost anything to do in the first days, while I was very busy in the last ones. But I believe it is like this everywhere.

I think the company really invest in interns since we get paid a very high salary and I don't think we deserve it based on the contribution we actually do give to the team. I believe this salary is already given taking into consideration the desire to raise talents internally.

DB has a very high conversion ratio.

DB organized many events to allow interns to socialize amongst themselves. I think this was a great opportunity to see how people from different backgrounds experience more or less the same program (even with different rotations), also it is nice to see what others want to do, what they enjoyed and what not.

Cost of living in central London is extreme.

Not really a fun of nightlife, but I guess central London is good.

Quite busy working all the time, but I think everyone is expecting the same when joining a bank