Quantitative Research Intern Review
at MUFG
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Modelling (maths), toying with ideas in excel, coding ideas up, writing results down and iterating
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given my own independent project to work and I had to take decisions of what angles I was going to explore and research.
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?
improved my modelling skills
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?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
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?
Lots of support I had a line manager and buddy within a metre of me who I could ask questions to whenever I was stuck
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?
Welcoming, educational
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
It was tough work but I really enjoyed it. It forced me to strech my mind and tackle difficult concepts which is exactly the challenge I was looking for. It was also a very nice atmosphere and office to come into everyday.
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 MUFG
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MUFG to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MUFG
For quant roles be really good at probability theory and stochastic calculus. Develop an interest in a nicche and be open minded
