Fixed Income Intern Review
at abrdn
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
5/5
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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
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.
On a day to day basis I was required to analyse Local authority and Housing associations statement of accounts. this involved accountancy practice and excel knowledge. I was then required to write up a report to assess their credit rating. It did involve a lot of independent learning.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - you don't just get busy work. you are given real work that has a meaningful impact. As such they treat you like you are a part of the team- valuing your work and contributions.
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?
Yes I have learnt accounting and excel skills as well as expanded my financial knowledge.
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?
It did involve a lot of independent leaning. If you do not ask for help you won't get it. I suppose they are also testing how you approach tasks you are not familiar 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?
Culture was great. Everyone was welcoming and willing to have a chat, regardless of their level of seniority.
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?
5/5
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 loved it. It was the right amount of challenging and independent learning. They have a great culture and an amazing work life balance.
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 abrdn
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn
Be confident, approachable and put yourself out there. Make sure you do all the work you are expected to do and more. Ask for help when needed but do what you can so that your questions are specific. Make sure you chat to as many people as you can because at the end of the day they will support you when the question comes up of getting an offer to come back.
