Summer Intern Review

by Royal Bank of Canada

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Interesting work, learnt a lot about investments across all asset classes, attended presentations across all parts of the business and worked on interesting projects with fellow interns.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was very friendly and helpful.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Got plenty of support from colleagues and my boss was especially great with taking time to explain things to me.

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

    • Due to the sometimes ad-hoc nature of the work I found myself sometimes with little to do.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Was given responsibility for writing a couple of large reports for clients on top of the typical smaller tasks.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Greatly improved my knowledge across investments which will be useful in my future career, although probably not for my degree.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Atmosphere in office was very friendly and laid back. If the work got done then we there was no need to stay late.

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

    • Quite well organised, despite all interns working in different departments we were brought together at least twice a week for a presentation, task or trip (to Bloomberg, LME, Thomson Reuters etc.)

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • 4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 3/5

    The Culture

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

    • 4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I commuted from outside London, but certainly the prices in the city are not cheap.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nightlife was alright, the long commute meant I didn't really explore the area.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

November 2009

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