Investment Banking Intern Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Everyone was really stressed, the atmosphere in the office was bad I even got dragged in on weekends!

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Not at all, you are an intern, you are at the bottom of the pile and need to work your way up, and you are reminded of it constantly

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Things weren't explained very well, I use to get an email here and there with a half finished piece of work, without much direction and whenever I asked for help people would just say they were busy

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Really busy, the work kept coming, I was working long hours, more than 5 days a week and still wasn't getting it all done

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • You are given graduate, analyst, associate projects to finish off and are expected to complete them to your seniors level. So in this case, you are given real work, real projects and real responbility

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The depth, and amount of work you are given, does mean that you learn so, so much. I learnt more about finance, and developed more about my skills than 3 years at Uni!

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • It was so stressed and pressured. Nobody enjoyed their job, just their pay check at the end of the month. Everyone would take their anger out on anyone they could - and as interns you are at the frontof the firing line

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Really well, they have interns joining teams all year round, and have run the internship program for years, so all the little hiccups have been ironed out. Youa re seamlessly added to the time and expected to hit the ground running

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Really well actually, we had loads of training on derivatives, products, IT, programming, so we learnt so much in the first week.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I got rejected, conversion rate was about 33% for interns to graduates

    1/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yeah, we were worked so hard Monday - Friday that we use to go out and have fun Friday night, before getting up for the office on Saturday

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Your salary is so high you don't care about the price of anything

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London clubbing is amazing

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Nothing -- there is too much for the team to be doing to be organising out of work events

    1/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

November 2012

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