Summer Intern Review

The works was interesting and for-filling. Though you are dropped into the deep end and expected to learn quickly, and the resources provided, while comprehensive aren't that accessible. That said, it was an amazing experience which, at the end of the day, was enjoyable and useful for developing valuable skills.

My colleagues were flawless; they both created an interesting and challenging environment as well as making it feel, to the best of their ability, a pleasant and accessible environment. Additionally, on a less serious note, they were friendly and fun to work with which made the whole experience just more fun.

The management structure was clearly explained at the start of the program. I was giving weekly meetings with my supervisor, as well as a half way point and final review. In all the feedback given was clear and my next steps were well explained. The final rating system was somewhat rigid, but a small downside on the whole.

Never did I have a moment when I didn't have anything to do. I was constantly busy with both large and small tasks. This was, for the most part, a good thing. It keep my engaged while I was there and avoided boredom, though this never ending stream of work did make it hard to judge if I was on track or not.

The work I was given was important and very much of an equal level to that of my colleagues, if smaller in scope and checked more often. Nothing I was given to do felt trivial, with everything I felt I was being trusted and given just the right amount of responsibility.

In some ways, the skills I gained were more practical than I expected, less like the theoretical models I'd been using in my degree studies, which did make it slightly difficult to carry them across back into my studies. Yet these are the exact skills I lacked, and so in that way the most valuable skills I could have been given. On the whole, amazingly useful.

The atmosphere was relaxed yet also professional. It was a perfect balance between ensuring I was never too stressed, but also having enough drive to ensure I never lost focus. Additionally, there were never any negative vibes to it; always 'how can I help' in a very positive team oriented way.

For the most part, well organised. At the very start, things weren't the most clear, and the organised did ebb and flow slightly, but ultimately the best measure is simply; 'Did I have any issues?' and I did not. It all just worked seamlessly. Communication before and after the program was also very good.

While it was a 'relatively' short program (eight weeks), there was still plenty of opportunities to expand my knowledge and learn new skills. They were slightly hidden, and not tailored to the interns specifically, but that was also a good things, it meant they were at a high level. Overall, really good.

A clear and competitive program for future jobs in a really wide selection of areas. Slightly unclear how you get a high enough ranking to get onto the grad scheme, but apart from that minor downside, the future employment prospects are highly appealing. Given a chance to experience 'a day in the life' of the areas we were applying to.

Only an eight week program, so couldn't be too extensive, but still not bad. One event organised for us with food and drinks provided, as well as encouragement for us to organise our own further events, if without support. Alright, could have been better with more events organised, but still pretty good.

Dead centre of London, so more or less as expansive as it gets. Food, outside of the subsidised canteen was expensive, though there were cheap places to be found. Drinks were horribly expensive, though some were provided for us. Living was also terribly expensive. A weak area for sure, but they did do what the can to improve things.

Mixed. Central London is expensive and, without knowing the area well (or having really deep pockets) quite difficult to have a spontaneous good time in. That said, public transport links (or taxis/uber) links are really good, so not to hard to head to other places. Not great, but not terrible.

Some opportunities given, but not a lot. Again, it was a short (eight week) programme, so can't complain too much. There were some events organised, both social and skills based, but not a large amount. Not many, but those I did attend were very good, fun and interesting, no issues there.