Summer Analyst - Capital Markets Origination (CMO) Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

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

    • It was a great experience, very beneficial and enjoyable, a nice place to work.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt like they really benefitted from having you there, really liked that we could help them all out with work.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Were given a lot of support while also pushing us to work independently, occasionally when things were busy supervisors didn't always have much time to explain things, but they would do their best

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

    • It varied, with some days being hectic and others (particularly into August) being very quiet

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Huge amount of responsibility, work you were doing was being presented to clients within weeks of joining

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

    • The technical skills were developed aggressively early on, with Excel skills in particular coming on a great deal. Soft skills came more later, and indeed the presentation skills taught will certainly come in useful in the future

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • In my division the atmosphere was quite quiet and intense, but always friendly

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There were issues at the start as the placement overlapped with the end of many people's university term, but this was eventually resolved

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A full week of training at the start, regular performance review with managers, and a full debrief on your performance at the end of the programme. A lot of effort went in to providing us with training software and documents etc.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • A great organisation to be working for, a very supportive atmosphere. Seem to be taking on a lot of people, with good prospects for the future

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Good, a lot of socialising between interns in the division, both by email and on evenings out/meeting for lunch/company events

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

    • Canary Wharf says it all. VERY expensive for anything and everything

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good bars, but very expensive, would go elsewhere to go out

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

    • Not a great deal of opportunities to get involved with things with the company

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

November 2011

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