Investment Analyst Review

Item: Investment Analyst at Aberdeen
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Aberdeen

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /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

4.5/5 - 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.

- writing up bank note utilizing the CAMEL framework (capital, asset quality, management & esg, earnings, liquidity)
-thematic research (i.e. cyber security)
- keeping up with macro FI trends
- attending client meetings to understand bank specific changes

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

- given substantial work that was very much relevant to the team
- opportunity to present my work to the wider senior team
- overall felt very much part of the team, with ability to participate most team calls, meetings, client meetings

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?

- communication (developed stronger communication skills virtually)
- technical expertise (stronger understanding of financials specific technicals)
- time management (managing time wisely especially during a work from home environment)

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?

- received an amazing amount of support
- everyone was very willing to share, help out, and support
- had daily calls with my manager to keep up with the work I was doing
- always felt very welcomed to ask questions towards anyone in the firm

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?

very supportive, welcoming, and friendly - always felt like it was very easy to have a chat with someone and ask questions, and everyone was very willing to share what they know and help out!

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?

4/5

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 really thoroughly enjoyed it - had the most incredible support system, and really enjoyed the work that i did. it was challenging and i've learnt a lot!