Summer Analyst Review

by Lazard

Rating

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

    Overview

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

    • A typical day at Lazard involved team meetings, working on client presentations as well as helping out my colleagues with financial modelling on excel.

    Skills

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

    • I have definitely enhanced my MS Office skills including Excel and Powerpoint. Additionally, I believe that this experience improved my time management as well as communication skills as a whole.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • I believe that I was given quite a lot of responsibility in terms of attending client meetings with the team, working on presentations with autonomy as well as conducting important research required.

  • 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?

    • There was always somebody on the office floor to reach out to in case I had any questions. In particular, the graduate analysts were extremely helpful and guided me whenever I required assistance

  • 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 company culture is quite lively and everyone is extremely friendly and likeable. Coupled with socials organised often for the interns, I had a lovely experience interacting with everyone in the office.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I thororughly enjoyed my internship as I had a lot to learn, several networking opportunities as well as a real insight into the industry.

  • 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 Lazard

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

    • Yes

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

    • I would advise you to be original, demonstrate your interest in the industry as well as let your personality shine through your interview. Being at Lazard means being part of a diverse group of people with different backgrounds, so my advice would be to demonstrate your interpersonal skills such as communication and team work as much as possible.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

November 2022

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