Strategy Analyst Review

Item: Strategy Analyst at Capital One
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Capital One

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: October 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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

3.8/5 - 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.

I worked with the acquisition lending team on a project to optimize the Upmarket second card strategy.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Each intern were given a project that was important to the business but not urgent, so it felt like I was making a real impact to the team I worked with.

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 technical skills including SQL, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as a range of transferable skills from critically assessing data to presenting.

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?

Everyone was super supportive and open to answering any questions I had. I also had a mentor and buddy to guide me through my internship in addition to my manager.

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?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Everyone is super nice, friendly to talk to and happy to help whenever I had questions

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

3/5

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?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I very much enjoyed my internship with Capital One, it was an amazing experience and I had the opportunity to participate in a range of activities not work related.