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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I did not rotate in any of my highest choice preferences, however found the work still to be interesting and was applicable to the degree that I did. There is a lot of time free to go visit other teams to assess what you want to do in the long term.
You do both work to allow you to learn but also to aid the team which means that you are relied upon to complete challenging and interesting tasks that help the team.
This is dependent on the task and desk but generally if you have any questions someone will be willing to help.
It really varied but the days would not go by slowly.
Being in front office you cannot be given too much responsibility but this is to be expected.
I have finished my degree but they would not have helped me. However I did call upon techniques I learned at university to aid my Citi work. In terms of my own career development they will help a lot as I now have a strong base knowledge to build on.
The Company
It is a lively and exciting place to be. Your colleagues are a lot more friendly and approachable than you see in movies and what gets written in the press.
I could not say anything bad about the Citi HR team. From securing the internship 10 months before starting to the final day of the internship they were always there to assist willingly. There is also a lot of initiative shown that meant this internship was much better than any I have had before and also many other internships my friends have experienced.
We had a whole training week put on to understand the different asset classes, how to use Bloomberg and general personal skills training sessions. Again this is better than other places and I felt I actually learned a lot from it unlike other types of training.
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
I would take a job at Citi without a second thought and generally there is a high conversion rate from internship to graduate scheme.
The Culture
Yes, lots was done to introduce my fellow interns long before the internship started.
In London this is expensive however when considering the salary you receive you are never going to struggle.
London has everything you could possibly want.
Not really but you can always make plans with interns (which we did weekly).
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
August 2017