Capital Markets Summer Analyst Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Supporting pitching, analysis and execution of investment grade corporate bond transactions, providing market updates, indicative new issue pricings.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Attention to detail, time management, Excel


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given many of the same responsibilities that a full-time analyst would have, with sufficient guidance of course and with increasing independence.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My team was always available for any concerns and whenever I needed guidance. Especially in the beginning the team took care to introduce me step by step into their business.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture was extremely friendly and open throughout the institution (which is arguably not the standard in this industry). People were always happy to reach out and catch up, which helped me make the most out of my time at the company.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Overall, I had a very good time. Even though the precise role I held might not be where I want to start my career, there were plenty of opportunities to explore the wider business and find the thing that I'm really passionate about.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Citi
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Citi to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Citi
  • Try to understand what the division you are applying to is doing and why this is where you want to join. Previous experience is not required, there is plenty of opportunity to learn everything on the job.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

International

August 2021


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