Summer Analayst Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Enjoyed it very much.

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

    • Learning curve accounted for, I feel I was working on important work and was able to contribute.

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

    • Advise by buddy well and got good advice from other colleagues.

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

    • Quite busy, never overwhelmed in amount of tasks, only possibly in difficulty in relearning skills from college atmosphere.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given enough reasponsibility to feel a contributory part of the team.

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

    • Great experience in working in real office environment, different from previous internship during college and working on industry standard applications.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Good, interesting, casual.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Balance between tasks and learning material could be set better. Great, helpful colleagues.

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

    • No actual certifications but helpful in learning industry standard application for ITSM. Good investment of time from colleagues.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • would love to work with the company in the future.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes. Organised solely by students themselves, get-togethers could have been organised better.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Food about €100 a week, Rent €400 roughly. Going out the odd week, about €50.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good, new area to me, new places, interesting crowd. Lived on northside Dublin so needed to get a taxi home at night if not at least walk with a group of people.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Charity Event with Company but barely enough time available to do my pastime of rockclimbing.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

International

August 2013

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