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Nomura

Intern Analyst Review

at Nomura

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.8 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
-Preparation of a credit memo for a financing opportunity in the renewable energy universe (Internship Individual project)
- Support the team in building presentations for transaction origination purposes
- Network with the company's employees to get an understanding of how the different teams cooperate during a transaction
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Working directly with expert people push you to give your best. Therefore the responibilities lie in the fact of delivering the best client-ready output
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I developed a good understanding and knowledge of the energy market alongside good modelling skills.
The opened culture of the company allowed me to get in contact with senior people and to enhance the ability to create long-term professional relationships.
The initial training with external providers gave me a complete overview of the IB industry also by practicing on real cases.
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support during my internship: from the HR team for everything regarding procedures to follow, documents to sign and how to best approach other colleagues to increase my network within the company.
In addition, my team has been very supportive in training me, be always available to answer to my questions and to guide me throughout the internship.
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?
I found a really inclusive and open company. Everyone, especially seniors, were always available to provide me with carrer advice and to share their experience. Moreover, the strong entrepreneurial spirit which characterizes the company, expose juniors to a proactive mentality.
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 enjoyed it a lot. I liked the corporate culture since the beginning of my recruitment process, I learned a lot from a technical and business-related point of view, I met extraordinary professionals that mentored me and the program was very well structured and gave me the chance to create long-term relationship with my intern class
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Nomura
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Reach out people working at Nomura, as they are very opened professionals and start building your network in order to get as much information as possible.
Be open and proactive and demonstrate to be indipendent on what you do
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