Summer Intern - Finance Review

Great company and culture - in my department it was a healthy mix of being held accountable for your work and getting things done, whilst being supported , able to ask questions and having a great laugh with the team.

Very much so - and the majority of this was down to the fact I was being given real work to do so I was being of use rather than a hindrance. Everybody was always prepared to take time out to explain things to you,

The first week or so of the internship really let this down - we join at quarter end so it's incredibly busy and everyone is a bit stressed. They try to make time to help you out but at the same time and have tight deadlines they need to be meeting themselves. I felt very overwhelmed and would have appreciated a bit of initial training or something more structured in the first week to bring us up to speed. I didn't particularly enjoy this first week or two and thought I'd made a bit of a mistake. From week 3 onwards though it all changed - a big part of that was just by being in at the deep end and absorbing lots of information inherently meant I felt less overwhelmed, but also regular meetings with my line manager meant I always knew where I stood, with areas of strengths and developments highlighted. The Mid-Review was done very well, giving ratings for each competency, reviewing objectives as well as letting you know how you're faring with regards to a full time offer. HR also sit in on them to ensure consistency and that the feedback is helpful.

I felt stretched, but not overworked. The hours were good (I typically worked 8:00-6:30, slightly more towards the end to finish things off) and once you were done for the day there was no expectation to stick around for the sake of it. I could have done with more in the first week or two but spending that time shadowing people and getting to know the team wasn't a bad substitute.

A lot - when the grad I'd been spending most of my time with went on holiday I covered a fair amount of their work. Once settled in I felt very much like a regular full time member of staff, albeit one who asked a few more questions!

The financial knowledge will be very useful for some of my modules this coming year. The best part really was getting used to full time work and taking responsibility of things - I'll be a much more organised person at uni this year

Very good - though this will largely depend on your team and what they are like. I had a great experience and everyone was really fun, but there were other teams there were much smaller or quieter.

There was a very professional feel about the whole thing, even in the onboarding process and e-mails we received prior to starting. The first couple of weeks felt quite unstructured but in hindsight that's just to get you working on the team as quickly as possible, and it's very much up to you and your manager what you focus on.

The mandatory online training was important but not particularly engaging, though there were some optional events with senior staff that we could attend which were useful. There were ample opportunities to meet with senior management and learn from some of their experiences.

Good - in previous years the hiring rate seems to have been strong and I've had good indications that I'm in line for an offer at the very end

Drinks after work at least once a week with friends on the same intern cohort, and usually once a week with the team. There were a couple of team socials too.

It's London! Really rather expensive compared to anywhere else in the country, but your pay will reflect this to some extent so I suppose it all evens out.

A good number of bars and the like round canary wharf for an after work drink, not too much else in terms of nightlife but getting into central isn't difficult which massively expands your options on a friday.

Everything form work football and cricket teams to pub quizzes and pool tournaments. The CR day was good fun too, all the interns spent one friday volunteering in different groups around London, a nice opportunity to do something a bit different as well as meeting people outside of your division.