intern Review

The work placement and the entire internship experience were highly enjoyable. Overall, I would say that the programme is very well thought out and well structured, and it contributed greatly to my professional development. Both the Human Resources team and the division I was working in were extremely helpful and added value to the programme.

I felt that my colleagues really did make an effort to integrate me, and the rest of the interns as well, in the team. I felt treated like their equal, had plenty of opportunities to socialize with them outside of the workplace and in no situation did I ever feel left out.

I felt that our manager did a great job for several reasons. First, he made sure he communicated his feedback to us throughout the internship, which enabled us to improve certain things that we were not doing well. Secondly, he was always available to help and eager to further include us in the team.

It varied depending on the days, but overall I would have to say that I could have been considerably more busy. There were several days that I and the other interns had nothing to do even if we asked for work, so we just waited for the day to go by.

I felt that I was given a good level of responsibility throughout the internship, at least an adequate level for my position. I was deeply involved in the projects I was working in, and my team always made an effort to keep me on the loop and give me relevant tasks.

The learning curve throughout the internship was very steep and challenging, and I took with me lessons that I will cary for the rest of my life. I learned plenty of language, quantitative and soft skills throughout my internship. I was able to learn something new everyday and that made me enjoy the experience

I would say that the atmosphere was adequate to the business we were working in. People were, in general, serious when they had to be, and open to socialising and more laid back when the situation was appropriate. All my colleagues were very helpful, which contributed to a positive atmosphere.

Overall I think that the internship was well setup and that is the merit of the human resources team. However, I believe that there was one area where improvement is needed: IT setup. Many interns took a long time to get all the passwords and programs installed, which made some of the WebEx trainings redundant because we could not use the tools

The future employment prospects at Deutsche Bank are very appealing to me. I enjoyed my time with the Bank, what I was doing and the people that I was fortunate to meet. I believe the organisation is the best place for a young graduate to start his/her career due to the advancement opportunities and training it offers

Yes, I felt that the overall atmosphere and social scene was very positive. Many interns became friends with one another and I was no exception to that. I believe the social events organised contributed greatly to this, and the overall open and flexible culture of the bank did as well.