Summer Analyst Review

Great experience, really lovely group of interns and friendly HR staff. The internship involved rotating around two desks on the trading floor over 10 weeks and started with a week of training first to get set up for the time. The learning really helped get to grips with the work and the rotations meant I saw a lot.

Depending on the desks and the amount of time that they had to spend with you they make you feel very valued. Even when there is not a chance to be of value to the desk your colleagues are very friendly and accepting, happy to answer your questions if you are stuck.

Management were very friendly and approachable. The mentor scheme meant that a senior member can give career advice. It would have been nice if there had been more consistent transparent feedback through the whole experience but the feed back was good and comprehensive at the mile stone points from HR.

Again, depending on the desk the amount that there was to do really varied. This also depended on the time in the internship. Towards the end of the internship every body was very busy as they were presenting projects and finishing rotations but earlier in the weeks it depended on the desk.

There was only a limited amount of responsibility that can be given when you need qualifications to actively do the job. There were jobs that could be given to interns that often were but not always, and other jobs could not be delegated in that way. This limited options for us.

I learnt a lot about finance that I did not know before. Not having a financial background meant that there was a lot to learn and I have come out with a much better understanding of the industry and the business as and potential roles within that where I can see myself.

Really good. Bustling and busy and always lots going on. The teams were friendly and approachable with a flat structure so that it can be easy to speak to people of all seniority levels without much trouble. Colleagues were always happy to help out and the facilities were always very good.

Organisation was mostly good. With only a few interns it was easy for us to be kept track of and monitored. There was a staffing change in HR half way through the internship which made things a bit more difficult as that was the person that knew us best but otherwise good.

I managed to learn a lot and had lots of support. Mentors and buddies on the system were very helpful and going forward should be good to have as contacts for career development. There is a good network of staff for this as well so going forward it will be useful to have this.

It is not very clear going forward how many people and who will be taken on to the firm. This does not mean that the company will not support you because even if you aren't successful if you have found colleagues that like you they will help you out going forward in your career.

The other interns were a really great group of people. A small group meant that we all got to know each other really well and we spent a lot of time together through the experience. Social events and training helped with this at the start and then everyone was so nice.

London is an expensive place so the costs were not small. I was lucky enough to live at home and travel in to work however living in the area is not cheap (central London, what do you expect). The travel options are great if you don't want to live super close.

There is a great selection of bars and pubs where teams go regularly after work. Central London in general is a great place to be based and there is always so much going on around you. There is no shortage of places to go or things to do in London.

Again, London is such a busy place it would not be possible to come to London and not find anything that you would like to do or to get involved in. The company has sports teams and social clubs as well to help this if you find it difficult to find something.