SSA DCM Origination Review

by Deutsche Bank

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Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Origination of debt instruments for SSA clients. Daily tasks include creating pitch books, excel analysis, daily market updates and assisting with other client needs


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed: time management, personal communication, information synthesis Learnt: Market context, movement of rates enviroment, macro effects in bond issuances


  • 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?
  • There was a good amount of responsibility, lots of the work I did was provided to clients, I drafted daily updates that went to a distribution list, I was able to listen in on a lot of client calls


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I was well guided, my manger provided support and and many learning opportunities. I was guided well through my final presentation and it's layout


  • 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?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • It is a stressful industry at times but the company culture is good. There is opportunity for you to be yourself


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed my placement a lot. I think it was different in some ways to my expectations but it was a very worthwhile experience overall


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Deutsche Bank
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Deutsche Bank to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Deutsche Bank
  • If you're passionate, it shows. Just put your all into the process and if you have passion you will be fine


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

South East

August 2023


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