Investment DB Intern Review

Item: Investment DB Intern at Hymans Robertson
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Hymans Robertson

Internship (1 Month+)

Finance

Glasgow

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Each 9-5 day is different.
For example: A morning can start with a client meeting, and a project review with my project manager. Midday I usually have a development sessions: writing a CV workshop / Linkedin workshop / asset class tutorials / RI at Hymans presentation etc. I might have a call that I've arranged with someone to discuss a topic further. Then in the free hours of my day, I will be actively working on sorting data on excel for my client teams, reviewing policy documents, or doing research for my presentation or extra tasks I volunteered my time to work towards.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Plenty.
Independent project: Whilst you do get lots of support from your project manager, ultimately as the person presenting at the end of the 8 weeks, its up to you how far you take your research and choose to present your findings.
Charity challenge: Between offices you try to raise as much money as possible. You don't get told how - you take initiative and plan amongst your intern teams!
Additional events: There's plenty of scope to ask your team for work and take on additional learning.

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?

Developed: Research & analytical skills; excel proficiency; communication and collaboration; presentation
New skills: Event planning (intern charity quiz & intern bakesale)

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

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 had lots of support. I had a buddy, people manager, project manager and room full of lovely colleagues to turn to for support and guidance!

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?

Friendly, Confident, Partnering & Straightforward

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?

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 had a wonderful time and I feel like I've made a lot of personal growth. My degree didn't directly relate to finance, so I've been able to significantly develop my understanding of the investment industry during my time here. In turn, the internship has given me lots of insight into future career paths both inside and outside of Hymans and what a day to day for different roles can look like. I've also learnt lots about the post-grad qualifications alongside work, that are available.