Summer intern Review
by UBS
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
3.8
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The Company
3.8
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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
Great internship. Very well organised, with a variety of tasks to get involved in. The learning curve is quite steep to begin with, but then as you learn more it becomes more interesting.
People really appreciated your input and help. Likewise, it feels really great to be able to help out someone when they are having a very pressurised time. Hence you start to also appreciate colleagues taking out time to help you a lot.
In terms of guidance, it was more of a case of how much guidance you asked for. If you seemed like you understood everything perfectly then little guidance will be given. But always good idea to ask a lot of questions to get more support and guidance to begin with to ensure you were on the right track.
Some days it was very busy- the whole day I would have continuous deadlines to meet. Other days were quite quiet. Really need to appreciate the quiet days when they come around!
For an intern, there was a reasonable level of responsibility given. Again, it depends on how willing you are to take on more responsibility. The more responsibility you ask for, they will adjust the work accordingly.
The modelling skills learnt are quite useful. Big take-aways in terms of skills that you could apply are the time management skills. Organisation skills and interpersonal skills have also been developed here.
The Company
Depends on the team you are assigned to- hence this would be team specific. But I think overall people are very friendly. You can always chat to anyone if they have a spare minute.
Organisation was great. HR made sure everything ran smoothly. Staffers try to ensure that work schedule is quite smooth.
In the beginning we had a week of training. These were concerning general overview of bank and some finance related seminars. Then throughout the whole internship seminars on various modelling skills were taught.
Subsidised Canteen
Very friendly culture. People are really approachable. They definitely invest a lot in the interns.
The Culture
London is expensive in general. This area isn't too bad in terms of accommodation. Cost of socialising is medium-high depending on where you go .
Most of the time you are in the office. However, the area does have a great nightlife. Great restaurants nearby and it is close by Shoreditch area.
Difficult to know. Most of the time you were in the office. I think there are quite a few opportunities for activities though.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2013
