Citi Quest intern Review

Citi Quest (Sales and Trading): It was an absolutely fantastic week! Very well organised, a incredibly steep learning curve and a great opportunity to network.

I think 'like family' is a bit strong however what I wanted to point out was that you really were treated as one of the team which was brilliant. You were given a key card access to the trading floor and you were expected to come in in the mornings with everyone else, go to lunch when they did, get coffees with your team and so forth so you really were treated very well and not just like an annoying intern.

I was on the High Yield credit desk and for me this was an area I knew little about. The team I was with gave me reading to complete, suggested where I could obtain and practise skills and allowed me to join them on teachings so the support and learning experiences were excellent.

Hopefully in due course the skills that I touched on will be the skills that I need. The skills were practical (sales, communications etc.) as well as specific (market making, pricing, derivatives).

The spring week was run very well. The HR team played a crucial role in making sure everything was where it should be and they were brilliant!

It was great: everyone was busy and hard working but they always made time for you sometime in the day to talk with you, give you a bit of guidance and offer their advice.

Citi let us shadow a desk every day of the 5 day intern. This was a fantastic opportunity which isn't offered by many companies especially not as a spring week.

It helped me discover new areas of sales and trading that can be both client related and technical.

I think the culture I picked up was work hard to be the best but equally enjoy and be proud of the company you work for.

I was already certain on becoming a member of the sales and trading team however it did assist me in what area/ product I want to be in.

As well as being give £40 for lunch and coffee.

Yes constantly

There were two: a speed networking event with MD's and VP's and an evening with fellow interns at a bar with free drinks and food.

Yes a lot of them join the subsidised gym as well as play for a sports team.

Without a doubt this was the best work experience I have had so far. It was very focused, the HR team were driven to provide an excellent experience and my desk gave up a huge amount of their time to help me understand key concepts and ideas. I also liked the fact they gave you worthwhile feedback - positive and negative. It was personally the first time this was given in a very constructive manner.