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Nomura

Global Markets Summer Analyst Review

at Nomura

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 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 Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working on projects that managers has assigned which helps facilitate the smooth running of the team. The projects are mainly on data analytics, data visualization and understanding the data that is to do with the team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I believe the amount of responsibility given to me is on the right amount which keeps me interested and is a reasonable amount of responsibility throughout the internship.
The deadlines are very sensible and in most cases, are set by myself. I am also given a lot of time to shadow someone else who is not necessarily in any sense linked to my desks' function.
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?
I started the internship knowing very minimally about finance. Nomura has done a huge amount of effort to get us on par with everyone else in terms of Finance Knowledge. My managers have also paid a lot of effort and time to let us understand how the business runs. I have developed extensively on my skills in using several important Python libraries on data visualization and have gained a solid understanding on how the Quantitative Side of the business runs.
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?
A lot. Nomura has a buddy and mentorship scheme which assigns someone who entered the firm not long ago and a senior member respectively, where the two of them has given me a tremendous amount of help and guidance throughout the internship, and for my future career as well. The support and guidance my managers have given me is also very helpful - my manger assigns at least an hour per week to catch up with me and learn about my progress, as well as making sure I am happy with the work.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very chilled and enjoyable. Our team has lunch together everyday where we have casual discussions and occasionally go to pubs to have pints, which makes me feel very welcomed into the team.
Nomura in general has a very good culture where the HR team arranges volunteering days and we turn the balcony to a pub every Thursday night.
People are very open to talking as well and welcomes you to shadow them on their work.
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my internship. I feel that I am included as a member in the team where I am actively engaged in good conversations with my team members. Everyone in here is also willing to teach on their specialties and is happy to assign time for chats regardless of how busy they are.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Nomura
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Demonstrate your keenness towards learning different things around the firm. You are not expected to bring anything to the firm (of course if you do that is a huge bonus) and you are only here to learn, so be open to different things and demonstrate this eagerness in the interviews.
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