Investments Summer Intern Review
at Aberdeen
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance
London
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Introductory level role into asset management.
Day-to-day work involves attending meetings with the team and external clients/ fund managers, completing data tasks (e.g. Excel, Morningstar), a lot of networking, conducting research for the team, attending intern development activities, working towards your final objective project.
Day-to-day work involves attending meetings with the team and external clients/ fund managers, completing data tasks (e.g. Excel, Morningstar), a lot of networking, conducting research for the team, attending intern development activities, working towards your final objective project.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
More admin/ data tasks, networking and meeting-shadowing in the first few weeks.
In the latter half, I was given individual big projects to work towards, with guidance from senior members of the team
In the latter half, I was given individual big projects to work towards, with guidance from senior members of the team
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?
Investing technical skills
A lot of new software skills (e.g. Excel, Morningstar, Bloomber, Style)
Networking & communication skills
Research skills
time management
A lot of new software skills (e.g. Excel, Morningstar, Bloomber, Style)
Networking & communication skills
Research skills
time management
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?
4/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Quite a lot - everyone in my team was very approachable, and when I wanted to chat with people from other teams, they were all very friendly
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?
It was hard to say as the internship was virtual... But everyone I spoke to was very nice and approachable
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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 really enjoyed networking with a wide range of people and being given more responsibility in the second half of the internship
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Aberdeen
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Aberdeen to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Aberdeen
Show that you have strong communication skills and you are keen to learn and network. ESG is also a strong focus of the company investment ethos - so look into that
