Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Half of the day includes job shadowing, which in corporate banking is organised for you involving talks from various employees, learning sessions and demonstrations. In GCM, work shadowing is more ad-hoc and is not structured, it requires you to sit with everybody on the desk you are rotating on. Half of the day includes independent work on an assigned internship project and any work received from other employees.
Weekly there are intern presentations and talks from heads of departments or associate directors and the occasional sit down with the CEOs.
Weekly there are intern presentations and talks from heads of departments or associate directors and the occasional sit down with the CEOs.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
No, we were only entrusted with one work task that would be helpful to other employees within investment banking. All other tasks were for our own learning.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Skills learnt: Networking, Bloomberg usage, lots of specific technical knowledge from GCM.
Skills developed: Time management, understanding of the markets, professional/concise writing, attention to detail
Skills developed: Time management, understanding of the markets, professional/concise writing, attention to detail
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?
3/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support and guidance in the form of a manager who gave the interns a lot of attention as well as mentor which involved weekly meeting updates on your professional and technical progress.
Since the role was mainly job shadowing, guidance was received from almost everybody shadowed.
Since the role was mainly job shadowing, guidance was received from almost everybody shadowed.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Depending on the desk in capital markets, the atmosphere is either quite hectic or at a steady fast pace. The atmosphere is generally friendly there although you cannot feel at ease.
In corporate banking, the atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly and you are able to feel at ease.
Overall, the company has a very welcoming and inclusive culture and there was no pressure put upon us.
In corporate banking, the atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly and you are able to feel at ease.
Overall, the company has a very welcoming and inclusive culture and there was no pressure put upon us.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my internship overall although there were some areas that I was not particularly interested in. I would have enjoyed the internship more and felt at ease if I were given purposeful tasks, involving other international teams and application of technical skills using Bloomberg or CapIQ.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Scotiabank
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Scotiabank to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Scotiabank
This is a learning and networking experience rather than a test of your technical skills and knowledge so bring sufficient skills to ask meaningful questions, aim to have a global view of banking and ensure your opinions and views align with the bank's culture.
