Real Estate Investments Summer Intern Review
by abrdn
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at abrdn
- 7. Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn
Overview
I worked in the Real Estate team which meant no two days were the same. Largely worked on datasets and producing insights for the team. I also performed adhoc tasks for the fund I was working for and got assigned a main project which involved a lot of financial modelling.
Skills
Given that I wanted to learn more about valuation and the 'finance' aspect of real estate, I developed my modelling and Excel skills significantly. I also began learning VBA to help automate some of the process.
Responsibilities
Yes, my project was directly relevant to the work that the fund were doing and so taking on this task meant there was great responsibility to deliver an outcome for them.
Support & Guidance
The people at abrdn were very friendly, helpful and accommodating. Always willing to answer questions and set aside time to talk to me about a range of topics.
Culture
As I mentioned, people went out of their way to say hello and make you feel welcomed. The atmosphere was very friendly and collegiate.
Your Impressions
To a great extent. I had the chance to take on responsibility and also develop new skills whilst constantly learning more about the different areas within investments at abrdn.
Yes
Learn about the different areas of the company and how they interact. Why does abrdn specifically appeal to you? Develop your analytical skills and show how you've demonstrated them in the past.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Financial Management
Scotland
August 2023
