Summer Analyst - Technology Review

Item: Summer Analyst - Technology at Citi
Rating: 4.2
Author: Anonymous

at Citi

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

Belfast

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

3.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Working within a technology team to deliver technology to support the operations of Citi. Following scrum software development principles to work as a team, with daily scrum calls.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a fair amount of responsibility based on my competence to complete tasks within the team. I was not overwhelmed with work, however I was given opportunities to take responsibility for tasks that fit with my skill set. I felt supported when completing work and could ask for help if I needed it.

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?

New skills: Tablaeu, Apache spark, Cloud computing, Job automation and scheduling, Environment testing, Unit testing, Jira, Confluence
Developed skills: Presentation, Java, Python, Pandas, Scrum, Agile

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?

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?

I was given a good amount of support. Citi have a buddy scheme for new starts so I was taken under the wings of a graduate analyst within the team, and this was a good way for me to learn and develop by shadowing the graduate. In terms of guidance, sometimes my work was quite self-directed and I had to take the initiative to create opportunities for myself

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

3/5

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?

Culture good in terms of development. Citi has a Voice of Employee network with some socials organized etc. I would say the general atmosphere in the day to day is less friendly/quieter than I had expected, potentially due to hybrid working models. I found that often I was one of the only people on my team who would come into the office

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?

I really enjoyed my time at Citi. I learnt a lot in the 10 weeks, developing my professional skills to a greater extent than I had at University. I would recommend this internship to anyone who is interested in a career within Finance or Technology as it has given me a good perspective in terms of future opportunities I would like to seek out.