Production Support Summer Analyst Review

Throughout our internship we participated in numerous events both within the allocated team/ department and company-wide. This allowed us to gain a well-rounded perspective about the Citi culture and values, as well as opportunities available within the company. Also, meeting the EMEA CEO and Global Head of IBD was an incredibly empowering experience.

Although focused on performing Business As Usual, my team was incredibly friendly since day 1. Especially that half of the team converted from graduate roles, they were incredible in putting themselves in my shoes and helping me to understand the roles they are taking. On a day-to-day basis, I felt included even in the casual conversations or after-work events.

Due to health and personal circumstances, my initially assigned supervisor took a large amount of time off at the beginning of my internship. However, it was great to have somebody else within my team taking the responsibility to support me and answer my questions when he was available, at least once a day.

From soft skills to coding and problem solving, all the skills developed will prove useful throughout my future career, as well as in interacting with different people. The diverse environment and inclusive working culture helped me improve my personal skills, while coming from a non-technical background forced me to learn quickly about systems used within the company.

Much more relaxed than expected. Given everyone in the team was incredibly open-minded, they allowed for flexible breaks, they were joking in moments full of tension to relax and were incredibly friendly and approachable throughout my internship. The company culture indeed shaped everyone's behaviour for the better, making it more inclusive and relaxing.

The HR team did an incredible job in allowing us to network with very senior individuals and a very diverse environment. We had almost daily events - either trainings, or insights from seniors in the organisation. We were also very lucky by meeting the EMEA CEO or Global Head of IBD.

We had 2 initial days of training, at least in my division. However, other divisions had 5 days full of training starting at 9 AM and finishing at 5PM, depending on the role. On top of that, we benefited from a full day of soft skills training, one week later.

Living in London does not come cheap. It depends if you prefer living closer to the office, which bears a higher cost, but saves you money on transport, or further away and have more options to chose from. In terms of socialising, given the area is full of affluent people, that is not cheap neither.

In Canary Wharf, people normally go for drinks on a Friday night and maybe Saturday evening. But it is not a student area, so there is not much going on in these terms, unless you are willing to commute to the City of London, where everything comes at a relatively big price.

The graduate team is organising periodic volunteering events, so there were numerous opportunities to contribute to a cause outside work. Also, we had a community day as part of our internship, which is a lovely way to share back to the community. Generally such activities are encouraged outside business as ususal activities.