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Citi

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

at Citi

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

Moscow

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.6 /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
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- Collection and analysis of company information to assist transactions: conducting industry research and benchmarking, revising and organizing financial data
- Financial data analysis (ratio analysis, financial statements analysis etc.) and development and update of financial models, including DCF analysis and Comparable approach
- Preparation of presentation and discussion materials and pitchbooks required for various projects
- Research and collection of financial and strategic information needed for projects
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
During some tasks I was given quite a lot responsibility, for example when I was assigned to update financial models or prepare discussion materials from scratch
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?
- I enhanced my business and commercial awareness as well as technical and analytical skills: financial modeling, financial analysis and research skills
- I improved my knowledge about the peculiarities of each industry: key financials, companies' market positions, possible investment highlights etc.
- I improved my attention to detail skills, since I started to receive much less adjustment comments from my colleagues
- I managed to work more independently and become more confident in completing tasks
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
I received a lot of support of any type during my internship: from HR, recruiters, my Buddies and my team I worked with on daily basis. It is a great pleasure to be a part of such a friendly global community.
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 great indeed. As I've already stated earlier, it is a great pleasure to be a part of such a friendly and supportive global community.
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 enjoyed it a lot! I would be truly happy to receive an offer by the end of the internship, since I loved this place a lot.
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 Citi
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Citi to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Citi
- Not to be afraid that you may lack some technical, financial or professional skills and just to apply
- Be yourself
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