Multi-Asset Summer Intern Review
by Fidelity International
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.9
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The Company
4.9
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
The internship was amazing. Not only we were provided with training courses at the beginning of the internship, that helped us get around our first weeks on the desk. After that, I was given a project to work on during the full duration of the internship, giving me the opportunity to really delve into my work subject. I really liked this way of doing it, as my work really helped the team and was used by the team.
The team is great in making you feel valued. I had meetings set up each day with different people on the team, from analysts to PMs. This was absolutely great, to be able to discuss, exchange and hear from the experiences from various people, I wouldn’t thought at first I would have access to. In addition, at my presentation, more than half of the team was present to listen to what I had researched and ask questions on the subject which was absolutely great.
I had recurrent meetings with my manager to walk me through my project all along, and received several feedbacks both during and after the internship, which was great. In addition, we are assigned a “buddy” who for me was an analyst, that I could contact whenever I needed guidance. Also everyone on the team was very eager to help, give of their time, share their knowledge and experience to help me better understand their work and the industry.
Normal working hours.
As I worked on my project individually, a lot of responsibility was on my shoulders. This made it extremely interesting and it showed that they trusted me with what I would provide. Even though it was an individual project I have received enough guidance from different people on the team to put together my presentation and shape it in a way that it could benefit the team. I felt my project would be helping the team in the future and that was great.
The Company
The atmosphere was absolutely great. Senior people were very accessible and communicated a lot with more junior people as well. It was kind of a flat structure which made the atmosphere really great. Unfortunately, Covid made it difficult to have a lot of social events, but people have told me that in normal times they tend to be very social, which I find really great. Also we had social zoom meeting to keep in touch which was great.
Flexi Time
Working from home
The Culture
London is an expensive city.
Covid - no nightlife
Covid made it difficult.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
September 2020
