IBD summer analyst Review
at Nomura
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4.5 /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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Editing slide-decks, finding potential investment opportunities that we can pitch to sponsors, updating trading comps, creating company profiles, consulting-esque work looking at key risks and mitigants or value creation levers for companies. Read loads of broker reports and digest their info quickly and accurately.
Nomura sets itself apart in the internship experience with the intern project - gives you a lot of freedom to focus on interesting part (valuation, comps)
Nomura sets itself apart in the internship experience with the intern project - gives you a lot of freedom to focus on interesting part (valuation, comps)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Decently so, attended client calls that focused around my work.
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?
Efficieny and speed regarding digesting information. Understanding what is essential and what is not. Excel, PowerPoint shortcuts and skills. Understanding of FactSet.
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?
Buddy system is great depending on who you get. Mine was great, team is great and get along very well with everybody.
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?
Very good, like seriously. Supportive
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?
Hours are long - its IB. But overall very enjoyable, good intern class and team make it all worth it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Nomura
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Same as other IB firms, be prepared to work long hours depending on the team
