Wealth Management Intern Review

The overall experience far exceeded my expectations and was very enjoyable. The work itself was interesting and the people in the office must be some of the nicest in the industry!

Your value to colleagues depends largely on what you can do for them. Thankfully, I was never given tasks just to keep me busy so the work I did was always something that was important and useful. When I saw the work I had done actually being used by my colleagues it made me feel valued.

I was given excellent guidance whenever I asked for it. I think what was particularly good about it though was the fact that it was given in a way to encourage me to discover as much as I could independently, before asking for support. This helped to develop a self-sufficiency that made me much more useful around the office.

This varied quite significantly. The way work was set out for me was very good because I had a background project to work on for the duration of the internship as well as daily assignments. Whenever I finished a task sooner than expected, I would work on the background project. On most days I could finish up only shortly after the rest of my colleagues but occassionally I'd have to work much later into the night.

My background project was to help set up and run an internal site that would be the main resource base for the investment team. At times I, along with the other intern, would be the only people running this so of course we had a lot of responsibility in this respect. We would also create documents to be sent out to clients which was extremely important to get exactly right.

The range of skills I developed surprised me. The basic training in Bloomberg and Excel will prove invaluable in my career going forward as it is something that will be used on a daily basis. Also, learning how to conduct research in the most efficient and effective way should help with my final year of studies - I was amazed at what was available at my fingertips but I just didn't know how to use! Finally, I think the most useful thing I learned was how this business really operates (and the range of complex components within it) on a very detailed level. Having this deeper understanding can really make you stand out at a young age.

The atmosphere in the office was unbelievable. I never expected the people to be so friendly, cheerful and genuinely fun to work with. I had done various work placements in the industry before the internship but, in terms of atmosphere, nowhere even came close to comparing.

In general this was very good. The balance of training / work was just right and I was always kept informed on what was happening next.

I had a full week of training with internal and external sources to bring me up to speed with everything I needed to know for starting work. The training and development never really stopped though as colleagues on the floor were always very helpful when it came to learning about something new.

Rothschild has a more long term perspective so is not a 'hire and fire' type of organisation which bodes well for job security. However, the Wealth Management business has gone through a period of expansion recently so the question is whether they will continue to do so and whether they actually need more people.

There were only two of us in the Wealth Management internship scheme, the other interns were in Global Financial Advisory. Our hours could be quite different so organising nights out could sometimes be tricky but there was always a group of us who would be up for having nights out.

You would want to cry when looking at your bank balance after a night out.

East London nightlife is only a 15-20 minute walk away.

I would often go for drinks after work with the team and I was invited to do some corporate running challenges.