Investment Banking Summer Intern Review

I really enjoyed the virtual experience. I thought working from home would leave me disconnected from the team and the firm's culture, however every effort was made to make me feel included and help me learn from everyone around me.

From a firm-wide level, I felt as though there were many people I could connect with if I ever had a problem. Working within my team, I very much felt integrated straight away and my contributions appreciated.

There was a high degree of guidance and support. Rothschild implemented both a buddy and mentor system. My buddy was an analyst within my team and that was incredibly beneficial as it meant I had someone who knew exactly what it was like starting in the team, and as a result could give really great advice. My mentor was more senior and in another team, which helped expand my network across the firm and provide great insight into what a long term journey working at the firm might consist of.

Communication and time-management were incredibly important throughout the internship, and even more essential given the virtual aspect. Having developed them over the internship, they helped me improve my productivity and efficiency at university.

The virtual internship was very well structured. The first week consisted of introductory sessions and training. This helped me get to know the other interns and provided me with the essential technical skills for the rest of the internship.

The atmosphere was very encouraging and exciting. The work felt impactful and completing it within a friendly team made it more worthwhile.

There were many sessions working on aspects of personal training and development. I believe the entire internship helped develop the skills needed to be successful at the firm, so in that sense also the firm invested greatly in every intern.

The content of the internship gave me a great insight into what a career with Global Advisory and confirmed that this would be my ideal career path.