Global Advisory Summer Analyst Review

by Rothschild & Co

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Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • A summer analyst - works on live mandates alongside the other bankers in their team - works on 'marketing' for the team ie CVs, credentials, generic slides etc - does a lot of research on companies, the market etc - helps the bankers put together documents eg pitches, information memorandums etc - gets exposure to clients and senior bankers

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Yes. - Excel, power point, all the research tools imaginable - Developed expertise in the sector in which my team specialises - Improved my soft skills - overall every day is a new learning experience

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes - put on live mandates, doing a lot of useful work for the ongoing deals - exposure to senior bankers and clients

  • 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?

    • You are expected to take responsibility for yourself/your work early on ie dont ask stupid questions if you can google them But there is guidance and help where you need it ie in areas where you are not expected to know anything All the bankers in my team were very welcoming and friendly

  • 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?

    • Difficult to give an accurate judgment because COVID. Relatively empty office. However the company culture seems good /friendly. People in general are friendly and it is a really comfortable atmosphere to work in

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

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

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • Really enjoyed it. Mostly because of my team's particular situation/the people. Invaluable experience in terms of the experience you gain and the people you meet. You get a proper idea of what its like to be an analyst. No photocopying or fetching coffee for seniors, proper work

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

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Rothschild & Co

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Rothschild & Co to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Rothschild & Co

    • Understand the culture well. Be ready to work hard/commit. Be curious and show you are interested and keen (but not too keen)

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

September 2021

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