Summer Analyst Review

by J.P. Morgan

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    5.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • Massively - hugely beneficial experience, met great people and learned a lot.

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

    • Colleagues were mixed as in anywhere but multiple individuals went out of their way to ensure the experience was as good and valuable as possible.

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

    • The teaching was incredible. I went in with zero knowledge of derivatives and have come out able to price some quite complex options.

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

    • In sales never a quiet moment, in research everybody works at their own pace. When I asked for more work it was given.

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

    • Damn loads - given a succession of projects to work on that made it through to final published pieces of research and actual models used by sales teams.

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

    • More in first 2 weeks than 2 years at uni.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Ranged from absolute banter in sales to headphones-in-ears in research. Enjoyed both to be frank.

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

    • Events, breakfasts, talks, training, project after project, networking, drinks events and socials - you name it, it was done.

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

    • 1 week of solid training upfront, then ongoing education and access to a vast library of material to learn from as well as hands-on tutoring (when asked for) from relatively senior individuals with a massive amount of real world product experience.

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

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

    • I don't suspect I'll be getting an offer, was told I lack the 'corporate life attitude', whatever that means.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • People are real. The stereotype of course is that interns at other banks are not... but I'm sure they must be. Anyway, very cool people.

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

    • Not too bad - the firm paid for most drinks I drank around the Wharf, and I live across town.

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

    • Around Canary Wharf? Lots of bars which are quite corporate and therefore hardly exactly raves, and I don't know of any nightclubs there... we tended to party out West in central.

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

    • Charity events, business groups, etc.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Data Science, Sales

London

August 2014

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