Investment Banking Summer Intern Review
by Deutsche Bank
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
4.1
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The Company
4.0
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The Culture
3.1
- 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
As I expected: it was as challenging as engaging. Interns have exposure to amazing transactions and a large group of extremely talented people. As I worked more and better I was trusted with more interesting tasks: there is a clear progression depending on your effort.
Although they were way more experienced and had significantly more skills, I always felt valued by my colleagues. They cared about me and gave more importance to my attitude and capacity to learn fast rather than focusing on existing knowledge.
Support and guidance were given ocasionally, although I think could have been more frequent and in-depth
Extremely busy. Long hours, tight deadlines and multitasking. Not a surprise, though: this is investment banking
I was given a lot of responsibility. This is one aspect that I loved about the internship: the hardest-working and (I guess) the ones who delivered best were given more responsibility as the internship progressed. When the analysts increased trust in me they rewarded with more exposure/ interesting tasks
Both the soft and hard skills that I have learned will help me a lot not only in my degree but also in my future career. I improved my financial skillset, capacity to abstract and summarize important information under tight deadlines and communication skills
The Company
Hard work and good environment. My colleagues were always eager to help and promoted a nice environment
A very well structured programme overall. Fantastic training/sessions and mentoring. My only complaint is the mismatch between what HR and the different teams want. (Usually HR guidelines are interpreted and implemented very differently between teams). I would like to have a more homogeneous implementation of HR guidelines
I consider that DB invested a lot in me. Starting by the training, then soft skills sessions, networking events, breakfasts and the support of a Mentor. I can say that me (an intern in a bank with c.90k employees) felt important and valued
Very appealing. It is a great bank with great people
The Culture
Sure. The general atmosphere was great: I met very interesting people and everyone was nice and easy to get along well
Everything is expensive in London. The salary, however, is enough to cover living expenses and save a little bit
Some good bars and restaurants, it is a good area
Yes, the bank offered several activities
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
September 2018
