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Spring into Quant Finance Review

at G-Research

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Data Analysis, Computer Science, Research

London

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Experience
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Gained an insight into the quantitative finance industry, through workshops and presentations on topics including statistics, finance, machine learning and NLP.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Really insightful to learn more about the business, and it was interesting to see how cutting-edge academic research is leveraged by such companies.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Yes, gained a greater insight into how financial markets operate and how companies leverage advanced technologies in order to profit from them.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Really friendly and helpful atmosphere throughout. Very academically oriented which is nice, and easy to speak to everyone about their academic interests.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
5/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
Enjoyed a lot, extremely well organised and well delivered.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at G-Research
5/5
Would you recommend G-Research to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to G-Research
Brush up on math and statistics and just go for it.
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