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Citi

Summer Analyst Review

at Citi

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2024

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- Creating pitch material for live deals and ongoing client transactions
- Put together comps, company analysis and overview, return and pipeline profiles, industry analysis and bond data
- Learned various credit metrics
- Created industry update research reports which were widely shared
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I believe I was given more than expected responsibility due to the small team size which I greatly appreciated as it allowed for a steeper learning curve
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?
- credit skills
- creating models and building in various scenarios
- developed and refined research skills
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?
I received a lot of support from my direct team, who were always happy to run me through things I was unsure about but also gave room for me to learn on my own. Mentors and buddies were also really friendly and gave great advice.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The team atmosphere was really good and relaxed.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 really enjoyed my internships and feel like I’ve learnt a great amount in such a short period of time
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 Citi
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Citi to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Citi
Come with an open mindset and don’t worry too much about technical jargon as 90% of leaning is done on the job
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