Banking Student Review

The insight programme at Citi Bank has been such a fantastic experience for me, as I can honestly say it has made my passion for banking even greater. The programme enabled me to witness the work of bankers, but also the appreciate the skills required to thrive in the business. Still in contact with many of professionals I met during the placement.

The workers at Citi bank made a lot of effort to make sure, as a student I was making the most of my time and always made sure I was occupied with something to do that would increase my understanding. For this I can only say I am very grateful, as this allowed me to appreciate their work even more.

Plenty of support and guidance was given to me throughout my stay, and this made sure I was always on track. Any questions I had would always be answered by the staff, and at then of every day, the woman who was looking after me, would have a debrief session with me

This experience has allowed me to enhance my skills set, and believe this will be very useful in my career. As a banker, you have the opportunity to work all around the world, and I strongly believe that this would allow me to stand out amongst other workers, but also allow me to thrive in these situations.

There was a decent structure to the insight programme, which I believe allowed me to make the most out of the programme. The debrief session at the end of each day is what I thought was the most useful addition, which i was able to sort out with the woman who was in charge of me.

The atmosphere in the workplace was very pleasant and quite chilled, but in a professional sense. All the workers were serious about the work they do, but were always willing to help whenever needed. I am forever grateful for the attitude and actions of all the members of staff I came into contact with.

I strongly believe that this experience has allowed me to grow as a person, since i have gained so many valuable skills by attending this programme. Importantly this has been mainly down to the invaluable support from the staff who were looking after me and without them this would not have been possible.

It made me realise that working in a global bank like Citi, where I initially expected would be very tense was not actually the case. The workers I came into with were very friendly and always supportive, making sure that I make the most of my time there. I am very grateful for this experience.

After completing this programme, it made me realise that banking is what i wanted to do. It made me realise that banking is my passion and i was able to appreciate the skills required to thrive in this profession. The contacts I made on the insight programme have been very helpful to me even today.

Thankfully and gratefully, my school paid for my expenses. without their kind gesture, i would not have been able to go on this placement programme. The experience and invaluable learning I had has allowed me to be where I am today. I am very thankful for my school for giving me this opportunity.