Summer Analyst Review

by Citi

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Extremely demanding, intellectually challenging and rewarding work. Constantly pushed to learn and develop further whilst adding value to the team.

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

    • All members of the company, irrespective of seniority gave a lot of time when appropriate to develop, learn and explore new areas.

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

    • High level of support from management when necessary, with required tasks clearly outlined and time framed to work towards.

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

    • Worked hard and well for long hours, although being in markets meant there was clearly defined limits to the day and a options to leave as necessary.

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

    • Was given meaningful work that directly fed into the teams personal work and results, the team gave complete responsibility of the outcome of these tasks to me, although with guidance as needed.

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

    • Given this is my career of choice, although skills; mathematical, technical and soft-skills will help future career and development.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • 3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very smooth process from beginning to the end. One critique would be that a short one or two sentence summary of the various teams would be useful as the industry uses many specific titles that make some uncertainty when working and visiting completely new teams.

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

    • Traders on the floor were very generous with their time to develop and train me, the interaction with them was invaluable.

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

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

    • Company is actively hiring across almost all departments and is very eager to select and retain talent. Whilst competitors are consolidating this company is developing many business areas.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Interns were extremely outgoing and regular socialising occurred, always easy to find people to meet up with and relax when appropriate.

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

    • Canary Wharf is not cheap, but that is commonly known and salaries were appropriate to compensate for the high costs.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Canary Wharf doesn't have a nightlife and it isn't necessary as it is a short tube ride into the centre of London, so was not an issue.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • In London one can do pretty much anything you want to do, the scope of activities is almost limitless if you have the time and interest.

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2015

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