Spring Insight Intern Review

The week was really well structured and very informative. It was a good opportunity to experience the banking sector and the various aspects within my chosen business function gave me the best possible experience to be able to make an informed decision in the future.

It was constantly highlighted to us that we were handpicked from an extremely large applicant pool which made me further value the opportunity. Additionally, everyone I met across the bank was very approachable and meant that I could interact with people from multiple tiers within the business.

We got guidance both during the week and to help us in the future outside of the week. It felt like anything but a ‘school’ environment and very much like a corporate environment, but this is important because you can make a real judgement on the environment and culture. During the week we were able to develop soft-skills that will be beneficial whether someone reapplies for the organisation or elsewhere.

Some of the presentations gave a useful analysis of topics I cover in my Macroeconomics module. But beyond that, the skills that we had the opportunity to develop were very much ‘real’ skills which perhaps cant be taught in a lecture theatre and it is very much about interacting with a range of different people.

The time and effort that was put into us in planning the week and during the week itself reflects how well organised the week was! We were always busy and always knew what we were doing/what was coming next.

Excellent! Everyone that I met, whether it was fellow Interns or Vice Presidents, was very approachable and was keen for me to ask questions and engage with them!

Over the week we got to develop and learn an array of skills from leading people in the organisation - the time these people have put in shows that the company is really serious about their investment in graduates. These skills are not only applicable to banking but further afield and I am very grateful for this level of investment.

There will always be limitations with just having a week in an organisation, but I did still feel I got to experience what it would be like to have a full time role. If there was an opportunity to do some work shadowing it would have given me a better representation of a working day in the bank.

The company culture could be seen throughout the week. This occurred from a range of sources but mainly from speaking to people within the bank: all were clearly passionate about the business and enthusiastic about their roles, and this suggests to me that it’s the kind of organisation I’d like to ultimately work for.

I was reimbursed expenses, even tube rides were reimbursed if proof can be produced.

In speaking to many employees I was able to appreciate how friendly and helpful everyone I spoke to was. Employees always emphasised their believes on what Citi stands for, what our origins are and how we work.

The networking/social aspects were great because you get to really engage with someone and ask senior people questions. The best part was that they really genuinely welcomed questions from us.

It is clear that there is a range of activities outside of the job roles. There is a large sporting communities as well as socials for lots of different types of events.

100%. It was an incredible experience, especially for a 1st year student. And the company culture was awesome and lots of learning opportunities.