Investment Banking Summer Intern Review

by Jefferies International

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • An Investment Banking Summer Intern at Jefferies would be given a diverse range of work, ranging from PowerPoint formatting to market updates writing, then to precedent transactions analysis. It depends on the nature of the team (industry, product or generalist).

    Skills

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

    • Technical wise: useful PowerPoint & Excel shortcuts, valuation methodologies, attention to details, macro + specific market insights Soft skill wise: communication, teamwork, the best way to present yourself to new people etc

  • 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?

    • 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?

    • The responsibilities I’ve been given were adequate but not overwhelming.

  • 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?

    • Quite adequate overall. Programme wise: regular check-in sessions with the Campus Recruitment Team & MD Advisor Scheme Team wise: a buddy per rotation that helps you with the work and takes care of your well-being + intern staffer that knows your stage of development and gives you work that helps you progress

  • 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?

    • Flat, nimble and entrepreneurial. My thoughts were encouraged and appreciated. I barely felt the hierarchy and everyone was friendly and approachable

  • 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?

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

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my internship. I was able to developed on all sorts of skills from the daily work, the final internship project as well as continuous support within and outside of my team.

  • 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

    • 1. Present the best version of yourself but never pretend to be someone you aren’t. 2. Be prepared for every stage. 3. Jefferies is quite a different firm compared to its competitors so know its story.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

October 2023

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