Summer intern Review

by abrdn

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

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

    • Various forms of reporting (data), meetings, networking. Lots of opportunities to contribute and meet people across the business daily.

    Skills

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

    • Developed excel skills, other platforms, learned more about the industry.

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

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Yes, a good level.

  • 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?

    • abrdn is very supportive across various aspects of your development. Senior members are very willing to chat.

  • 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?

    • Great culture, friendly and welcoming. More relaxed than you might expect when working in asset management.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

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

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

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • The internship is a great opportunity. I would recommend this to anyone thinking about asset management as you get to see potential careers across various divisions.

  • 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 abrdn

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn

    • Apply early, understand market news. Even if you don’t know what you want to do specifically, there are various avenues to explore.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

Scotland

August 2022

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