Summer Analyst - TMT Corporate Banking Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Other people on the program and the analysts were all amazing to work with and get to know.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • From day one was given live projects and deals to work on.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My team and my buddy would always take time to explain things and was always willing to help if I didn't understand something.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Always had a new task. When I had finished a big project, I would have maybe an hour max before a new big task hit the desk. Lots of late nights

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Involved in producing client decks and basic comps models. Would always be checked by my analyst.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not as much for my degree but more for a career in Finance. The accounting, excel and power point skills are key.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Motivated and driven. Team were friendly.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very organised, the first week was training and was very well organised alongside the social events and speaker events.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • So much, I cant even begin to guess how much they spent on having all the interns

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Leading organisation and the investment they put into each of us definitely sold me to the firm and the culture.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Tried to but in the CIB investment banking area the hours were pretty rough. The markets guys had more of a social.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived at home but London is expensive generally, so pricey.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Lots of clubs but pricey on weekend. Was pretty tired at the weekends so often just went to a bar

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Signed up to the staff football 5 a side, and there was a charity fun run the other week but I missed the sign up.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2019

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