Investment Consulting Intern Review
at Lane Clark & Peacock
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking, Management Consulting, Actuary
Winchester
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.2 /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
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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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.
Helping graduates and consultants with client work including performance monitoring and asset transfers
Working on intern projects alongside including presentations, fact sheets and emails in areas such as asset allocation for pension schemes, LDIs, DGFs
Working on intern projects alongside including presentations, fact sheets and emails in areas such as asset allocation for pension schemes, LDIs, DGFs
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - working on actual client projects alongside managing my own projects
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?
Time management - working on multiple projects or pieces of client work at a time
Communication - working in multiple teams at once
Microsoft excel and powerpoint
Presentation - presenting to 4-25 people depending on the project
Communication - working in multiple teams at once
Microsoft excel and powerpoint
Presentation - presenting to 4-25 people depending on the project
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?
Had buddy’s meaning I could get support frequently
Everyone in the office was nice and happy to help
Sometimes in the project launch I felt I was expected to know some complex information which i had no prior experience with
Everyone in the office was nice and happy to help
Sometimes in the project launch I felt I was expected to know some complex information which i had no prior experience with
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Great culture - everyone was welcoming and friendly
Lots of social’s including pizza, rounders and nights out
Lots of social’s including pizza, rounders and nights out
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?
3/5
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 did really enjoy it but also struggled at times with the amount of work as well as the fact interns were expected to come into the office everyday meaning I had to commute in everyday
Overall everyone in the Winchester team was really friendly and welcoming meaning I felt supported and welcomed in my placement
Overall everyone in the Winchester team was really friendly and welcoming meaning I felt supported and welcomed in my placement
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 Lane Clark & Peacock
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Lane Clark & Peacock to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Lane Clark & Peacock
In online interviews and assessment centres be yourself - the team are really welcoming
Make sure to brush up on areas of investment consulting prior to assessment centres - for example what is the difference between defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes
Make sure to brush up on areas of investment consulting prior to assessment centres - for example what is the difference between defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes
