Global Markets Summer Intern Review

I honestly had a great time; almost everyone I networked with or met was friendly and would all take the time out of their day to help you. The intern class was also very social so after work you could always find something to do with someone. so overall, great place to be.

During both rotations whether it be notes I typed up on a call to add value to the team or notes I typed up to sum up an interesting article or market mover that was sent around to the teams; praise was always given. I was always told I was valued.

The management / supervisor's would always tell me if I was doing anything right or wrong. They are always very much prepared to give you feedback if you ask for it.

Fairly busy, whether it would be shadowing people on the desk, networking with other desks, doing tasks for your desk or working on your project. If you want to be kept busy then you absolutely can be, there is always something for you to do. Yet, its not so busy you are pulling your hair out with stress.

Of course, you cannot be given a lot of responsibility as you're not regulated or authorised to talk to clients/execute trades. But you still feel a valued member of the team as there's so much you can do to add value as an intern ranging in a wide variety of tasks.

As of yet, these skills haven't been put into practice as University still doesn't start for a while. However, my time management skills have most certainly improved and on how to work on things with tight deadlines. Being able to keep up with the financial markets and see how certain news flows moves markets will definitely be able to help with my degree.

It was a good all round vibe. You generally didn't have people that were seen as moody or rude on a daily basis, maybe once or twice when a trader is having a terrible day but that's expected, its just human nature. Also, the air con in the office is very good so you wouldn't know its 32 degrees outside without windows being present.

HR done a great job of keeping things organised and compulsory talks, presentations, events etc being updated in your calendar so you never needed to worry about remembering times to be at certain places. The structure was good overall and the rotations of desks allowed you to increase your network.

Almost everyone I met or networked with took time out of their usually busy days to talk with me and make sure I understood the products and instruments on that desks. It was also in their best interests to as well as it leads to better note taking as you have a better understanding of the asset.

If you get on the right desk, to me it seems like the opportunities to advance your career are limitless, traders I met have made MD in 9 years or directors in 7, Vp's in 5 etc. Citi is really a place that recognises good hard work and it is definitely rewarded,

Like I said in a previous comment, the social scene among my intern class was good... We would usually go out on Friday evenings after work and all meet at one of the interns student houses or accommodation etc and everyone was welcome. If for whatever reason you are working late, there's always someone else in the same boat that could do with a drink afterwork.

I was paying close to £180 a week for my accommodation, topped up with a gym membership and travel to work... you're looking at close to lets just say £1000 pcm on outgoings before taking into account drinks after work and food. The cost of a pint in AB1 which was practically our intern drinking place was £5.60.

In Canary Wharf, on a Thursday it's usually pretty busy in all the bars and not just here but in my places in London where people work long hours. On a Friday bars are usually busy but they are short lived peaks with people going home for the weekend / going on a night out.

Yes and No, there's plenty of stuff you can do after work with the intern class but not much in terms of within your division etc. Myself and a few others were lucky enough to be taken out for dinner and drinks with the teams we sat with. Others weren't so lucky.