Sales & Trading Summer Intern Review

Item: Sales & Trading Summer Intern at Morgan Stanley
Rating: 2.8
Author: Anonymous

at Morgan Stanley

Internship (1 Month+)

Sales

London

Review Submitted: November 2022

Overall Rating

2.8 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

1/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

1.5/5 - Support and Guidance

3/5 - Company Culture

1.5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Your role is to complete 1 mini-project per desk, to help in daily tasks that can support the desk, network around the trading floor and participate in Intern activities

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

You are not allowed to trade nor talk to clients. The responsibility is minimal.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

1/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Yes, a week of training was provided giving an overview of finance and market stuff, plus I developed skills related to Excel, PPt, etc

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

3/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

It is hard to get a hold of people as everyone is busy, but they attempt to support you.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

1/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

2/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Very competitive, as interns are rotating they need to impress, and as everyone works more and more, the culture becomes very toxic with late nights,....