Operations Intern Review
by Nomura
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
1.9
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The Company
1.7
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
There is no choice to which department you will be in, so it varies from intern to intern. It may be a back office function that does not really feel like you are in an investment bank.
Team not very sociable and didn't really notice what I was doing. Only given ad hoc work even though kept asking for more challenging work.
Good programme co-ordinatior within Ops but manager too busy to spend time training and explaining work for me.
Not enough work and work that was given was very mundane and not challenging.
Given same responsibilty as team, however work was not of a high level and very routine.
No theory used, only personal skills.
The Company
Very quiet and not very sociable, everyone kept their heads down.
Good co-ordinator and training within operations.
Seen more as a temp there to do ad-hoc tasks than an intern that wanted to learn about the company.
Subsidised Canteen
Depends on if you had a say to which department within ops you would be placed.
The Culture
Drinks most fridays with interns. No company socials.
Standard for London
Lots of pubs and clubs in both Canary Wharf and the city.
Not really as an intern. Although it looked like there were more opportunities for full time employees.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
July 2009
