Technology Summer Analyst Review

Definitely a great place to start your career if this is your first contact with a bank. Everything was at a comfortable level and pace, which I believe most people would be good with. For me the best thing was the time I was left to develop on my own.

The team I worked in was very supportive and always open to any questions I had either about my own project, the project they were working on and even about areas that were just tangential. For my own internship project I found my colleagues really interested in my solution, always offering feedback and helping me along the way.

This varied throughout my internship. In my first few weeks, because most of my team was either in a holiday or working from home, I was left mostly on my own without specific objectives being settles. Once the 3rd week rolled in though, my project was clearly set and my supervisors became more interested in my performance.

On average I would say not quite busy, compared to other teams. Some days I would work on my application all day, coming in early and leaving late, and others I would just spend my time following online trainings. There was no middle ground, I was either really busy or without anything left to do that has already been agreed upon.

For my internship project I was given quite a lot of responsibility, considering how new the team was and how many people were working in my division. I was given complete control over my project, and building it up from 0 on my own was something I definitely valued as I know my application improved the process greatly.

The training for the technology division was not relevant for me, as I have already engaged with exactly the same material multiple times during my study and the general training was too basic to add any real knowledge unless you came in completely unaware of the IB environment/ banking industry. As for during the internship, I managed to learn great things from great people that will definitely help me further along.

A normal office atmosphere. Most people worked from home so the place felt quite empty as well as isolated, which I do not think is a good thing for technology within banking. The area was nice, but I think there should be more energy or initiatives within the bank for a more comfortable office.

The internship was organised really well as we always knew where to be, when and what we had to do. If we had any questions at any point the grad team would help us as fast as possible and the events they organised were a good break from the normal office hours.

The company gave us the means to develop on our own, but did not necessarily push it or considered the differences between interns.

I think that as long as you are willing to settle or go some extra miles to get a team you are really interested in the prospects for technology are great as the company greatly invests in this sector. For technologists that are thinking about an engineering role, the pace might be too slow.

Most groups that were formed were based on the 'from London or not' criteria. Everyone was able to find their own group and there were certain events that helped us bond even more within the division. Overall a good social scene, but it could be better with more time to know each other.

The costs of living and socialising were exactly what you would expect from London- nothing more and nothing less. People who came from outside of London were shocked at the prices, but in reality, it is just an expensive city so nothing new on this subject. The high cost is not necessarily justifiable for the area, other than people can afford it.

Almost non-existent, but the offices are far away from the city centre, so no one would go there expecting to have a night life other than some drinks after work. Those that went out, could easily take the tube to another place but within the location, it was mainly residential.

There were some opportunities, but not many.