Markets Summer Intern Review
by Citi
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.3
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
3.0
- 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
The culture is very open and inclusive, teams are always available to answer questions and clarify subjects, so despite the experience being very intense, you can enjoy networking and interacting with different people. Plus, the trading game helps interns to develop connections among each others, which can be useful for tomorrow.
Colleagues and senior people have always been available to answer my questions and encourage me to give my best. I felt particularly valued by the fact that I had to carry out some project that the team would actually implement after my internship, making me feel I really was taking responsibility.
The seniors and line manager have always be available to guide me and solve my doubts. Despite the responsibility of project was on myself, they always provided me with guidance when I needed their input. Of course when I did not need their input they have given my more degrees of freedom to see how I could find solutions on my own to the problems.
After the first days of shadowing I became more busy. This is because despite senior always gave guidance to me, it was my responsibility to solve the problems and technical issues related to it, but at the same time it is essential to do networking with other teams, so time left is little.
I was given the responsibility to create a tool that the desk would actually use after my internship to help itself to make decisions on a daily basis. despite my tool would be only an helping tool, I felt they gave me a certain degree of responsibility.
They made me a more complete person because what I learn during the internship was also of practical nature, so complemented the theoretical nature of knowledge that one has from university studies.
The Company
Fast paced and very dynamic environment, but people are keen to explain you what they do when they re less busy. Positive atmosphere overall.
Well organized. Rotations gives you the opportunity to see different bits of the bank activities.
I feel a lot of time was invested in my, both analyst and seniors made sure that the focus was on learning and provided me with constructive feedback.
Subsidised/Company Gym
Very appealing, the company would be the perfect place for people who want to go in this business due to market share, culture and franchise.
The Culture
Yes, a very good atmosphere among fellow interns also beyond work.
Cost of living medium, socialising not too high, depending on time to time.
ot much nightlife in the area, better to go to the centre for that.
Yes, the city offer many opportunities to get involved in extra curricular activities.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
July 2018
