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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
This was a summer internship in London for the Quantitative Management program. The internship has been a very positive experience.
My team was extremely friendly as well as eager to provide me with support and challenging projects/tasks.
I was given support throughout the internship to understand what my team functions were, to learn how to use IT capabilities and to complete my projects.
My team kept me busy throughout the internship with multiple projects, tasks and miscellaneous requests.
I was given a fair degree of responsability, given that this was a ten week summer internship. Some of my projects were high-profile reports aimed at managers from multiple divisions, which helped a lot to make the internship even more interesting and challenging.
I have gained significant expertise in multiple topics: derivatives modeling and pricing, VBA coding, Microsoft Excel, SQL coding, Bloomberg. These skills will definitely be very useful in the future.
The Company
The atmosphere was good.
The internship was very well organised. Aside from the daily work with your team, the bank organised multiple socializing events between interns or with business representatives.
I really felt the company and my team invested in me and wanted me to succeed.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Prospects seem positive.
The Culture
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The office is located in the City of London so the cost of living and socializing is relatively expensive.
No opinion.
The internship included socializing events in the evenings with interns and business representatives. Moreover, interns were always eager to organise further activities such as football matches.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2015