Summer Intern Review

by Jefferies International

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Assigned a Division to work in with a Mentor and a Line Manager. Day to day would be getting involved in tasks, looped into meetings, networking, catch-ups, working on projects, attending events and sessions.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Such a huge range of opportunities to take advantage of to learn a variety of skills - Technical Skills (such as learning Softwares, Programs, Applications etc) to Soft Skills (Communication skills, Presenting etc).


  • 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?
  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, it’s very much the case where you are treated as an employee. Responsibility is given very responsibly - so everything is very manageable as long as you stay on top of what you need to get done, keep a to-do list, and plan your day for tomorrow the night before!


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • So much support and guidance is available readily and offered to you - but you can also seek it and Employees (inc. International employees over zoom) across the firm/divisions are so happy to give up their time to have a conversation with you. So a lot of support!!


  • 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?
  • There’s a strong entrepreneurial spirit, like when problem solving - it’s taking initiative but also asking for help from the right people etc. They’ve been very keen on Diversity and Inclusion which is really nice aswell.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Exceeded my expectations, met and worked with some lovely people. Very much enjoyed my internship


  • 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 Jefferies International
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Jefferies International to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Jefferies International
  • Stay open minded, there’s a wider perspective that you can learn of. Take advantage of the countless learning opportunities that come your way, get stuck in and involved. Remember to work hard but also there’s plenty to enjoy!


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

London

September 2022


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