Finance Intern Review

Item: Finance Intern at M&G plc
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous

at M&G plc

Internship (1 Month+)

Finance

Edinburgh

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

3.5/5 - 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.

Daily team meetings. Consolidating cost reports from business areas. Producing cost forecasts for future years. Producing data analysis for senior business. Attending educational sessions. Generating sheets for half year reports. Working on a group project.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given responsibility to produce outputs that were useful for the team, and used when in discussions with senior business members.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

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

Developed excel skills, collaborative skills, presenting skills. Gained a greater business understanding of asset management firms.

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?

5/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

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

Plenty of support!

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?

M&G has a very friendly company culture. I never encountered any hostility myself.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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 it for the most part, there were days that felt slow, and days that were fast paced and suitably challenging. The community of interns was very friendly.