SSA DCM Origination Review
at Deutsche Bank
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
london
Review Submitted: August 2023
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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
Origination of debt instruments for SSA clients. Daily tasks include creating pitch books, excel analysis, daily market updates and assisting with other client needs
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
There was a good amount of responsibility, lots of the work I did was provided to clients, I drafted daily updates that went to a distribution list, I was able to listen in on a lot of client calls
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed: time management, personal communication, information synthesis
Learnt: Market context, movement of rates enviroment, macro effects in bond issuances
Learnt: Market context, movement of rates enviroment, macro effects in bond issuances
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was well guided, my manger provided support and and many learning opportunities. I was guided well through my final presentation and it's layout
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?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It is a stressful industry at times but the company culture is good. There is opportunity for you to be yourself
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement a lot. I think it was different in some ways to my expectations but it was a very worthwhile experience overall
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Deutsche Bank
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Deutsche Bank to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Deutsche Bank
If you're passionate, it shows. Just put your all into the process and if you have passion you will be fine
