Investment Banking FIG - Intern Review

I was an intern in the FIG division, my role was to help on mainly ppt presentations, excel modelling and data entry regarding internal proposals for opportunities in Banking, Insurance and Bancassurance sectors (both Italian and European). I also had the possibility to follow a buy-side project (Jefferies was co-advisor) regarding the merchant acquiring business of a Spanish bank where the buy side advised was an Italian Payment company.

- Development of soft skills: communication, teamwork, problem-solving and critical thinking. - Drastically improved in the use of PPT and Excel - Increase my knowledge of FIG sector (in particular regarding insurance, Banking, Reinsurance, Bancassurance) - Improved my quality of work under multiple aspects(importance to details, presentations skills and more efficiency) - Learned how to deal with multiple tasks at the same time without reducing the quality of the work

I had responsability during the entire internship but at the same time I could always rely on the help of the entire team that was always fully available and happy to give me clarifications on everything that wasn't clear for me

I was always supported by the entire team in every moment, they were happy to give me clarifications and to answer to every question I had.

The company works and behave exactly like a family. No internal toxic competition, everyone is always there to help the others, you work hard but you do it with people that will always be there to help you and give you guidance.

This was the best possible working experience I could ever wished. I worked hard, developed some existing skills and most importantly learned new ones. I drastically enhanced my knowledge regarding the IB sector and in particular the FIG sector, I worked with an amazing group of people, I could not find anything disappointing regarding this experience. The support you receive by the company is great and you will be given the possibility to prove yourself to your team

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Be ready to work hard, during the internship process show that you are an hard worker but also show that you are an interesting person, the company values a lot the human side of each employee. In case you will have the opportunity to do the internship ask as many questions as possible, try to get in touch with as many people as you can (ask people if they want to grab a coffee, or if they want have a quick chat). You will meet great people in Jefferies with great stories to tell you, and be ready to tell your story too. Knowing new people and staying in touch with them is certainly one of the most important thing to do during these months.