Risk Analyst Review

Item: Risk Analyst at Jefferies International
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Jefferies International

Placement (10 Months+)

Finance

London

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

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.

Automating reports and helping with daily production through the use of VBA, Python and SQL.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes - I was able to take on a lot of independent projects.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

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

Learnt how to use SQL and SQL Server. Already had experience in VBA and Python but was able to apply to financial markets and risk. Gained broader understanding of financial markets and how sales/trading works.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

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

5/5

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

5/5

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?

Plenty of support within the team I was in as well as other colleagues in Risk. It was always ok to ask questions - even if they seemed silly or straightforward.