Operations Summer Analyst. Review

I was given responsibility from Day 1, and I had the opportunity to add value to the team and take ownership and accountability for some of the work that I had produced. In addition, my team were thoroughly supportive - always asking if I needed help, and my manager always had time to sit down with me weekly to ensure that I was meeting expectations and to identify areas where development was needed. My team tried to expose me to different areas of the bank, and secured various work shadowing sessions with different employees from the bank, from GEM Trading to Treasury Risk.

I felt that I was fully part of the team and that I had a vital part to play. The tasks they gave me were tasks that they would give to any employee, so I knew that my time and effort would not be wasted on meaningless tasks.

I had scheduled weekly one-to-ones with my manager, as well as biweekly one-to-ones with my Executive Director. I was always encouraged to ask questions and ask for help if I needed it, and they always welcomed it when I asked to find out more about specific areas or roles.

My daily workload varied as I was based in a projects team, however, there was never a day when I had nothing to do - there was always something that needed to be done, which kept me more than busy on the not-so-busy days. Some days, however, I found I was very busy, with too much to do, but with prioritisation and time management skills, it's not impossible to handle. You have to be prepared to stay as long as your needed, although wasting time and being 'the first one in, last one out' isn't the best strategy - managers can see straight through that.

I was given real responsibility from Day 1, and by the end of my internship, I was in charge of overseeing many processes and creating a master document that would be used by many team members one I left.

These 10 weeks forced me to mature and see things from a different light. The skills I developed at JP Morgan will definitely help me, especially time management and talking to new people.

It was quite lively, and people would be happy to stop and chat with you. It was a good balanced atmosphere, sometimes fun, but when work needed to get done, it would quieten down and people would get on with their work.

The internship was highly structured and involved us completing mandatory work shadowing sessions to give us opportunities to see different areas of the bank and networking breakfasts - where interns were mingling with VPs and EDs. In addition, HR set up numerous talks by MDs across the globe, and it was really interesting to see how they climbed the corporate ladder and their experience - not just of JP Morgan, but of the financial services world in general. My manager sat down with me during my first week and we identified 3 Work Objectives and 3 Personal Objectives which must be met at the end of the internship. Mid-way through my internship, I had a formal sit-down with my manager to go through my progress and how I have developed so far, as well as if I am on track to secure myself the job offer at the end of the internship.

We are given full access to the training website, where we could complete courses that we wanted to throughout our ten weeks. Our managers encouraged us to use it fully, and we were also given mandatory training to complete. Our first day induction was only about compliance issues and do's and don'ts. I wished that there would be job-specific training, even if for a couple of hours, but we were really plunged into the deep end when we started work. My manager gave me some training materials to look at on my first day, and he then sat down with me to go through what I didn't understand.

Very appealing - JPM encourage mobility, and from talking to people, I've seen how easy it is to move around and get into a job that you want as long as you work hard and keep focussed.

Yes, I became friends with so many other interns. We still talk now on Facebook and Whatsapp, and we even visit each other at uni.

London = Expensive, but worth it!

London = Amazing!

There are Business Resource Groups that we are encouraged to join and take part in from Day 1.