MSS Summer Analyst Review
at Citi
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
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.
Equity Research financials: I was assigned to the collection on reports and databases, chart creation and interpretation of 2 ESG research notes, involved in the top picks process and drafting. Attended team meeting, morning calls, client calls.
GSP- Residential finance: Helped in the automation of RWA tests on Bank of England tape, created stratification tables for pool of loans of facilities, created comparable tables for case studies meant for client, shadowed client calls. Attended meeting catch up.
GSP- Residential finance: Helped in the automation of RWA tests on Bank of England tape, created stratification tables for pool of loans of facilities, created comparable tables for case studies meant for client, shadowed client calls. Attended meeting catch up.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of exposure and trust in terms of soundness of data and sharing power point presentation with clients
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?
Hard skills: navigate trough haver analytics database, ESG dashboard, Bloomberg terminal, research connect. Honed my excel and power point skills. RWA calculation and unsecured retail loans computation from annual consolidated reports.
Soft skills: presentation skills, how to be concise and effective, networking skills, time management.
Soft skills: presentation skills, how to be concise and effective, networking 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?
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?
I was called at least twice a day by both my desk managers, and spent hours answering my technical doubts and describing their jobs
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Constructive learning is the key word. People spend hours heling you understand concepts and deepening you knowledge in topics that interest you, and want to make sure you feel comfortable asking questions. Also, the team is really diverse and people are super nice in making sure you are involved in everything
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 loved it and I think is a life changing experience, in 10 weeks you grow personally and professionally, make new friendships, discover a new Citi and new passions
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Citi to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Citi
I would say try to be consistent with your interests and your personality and demonstrate intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn and open mindfulness. You come here to learn and the attitude is what count the most.
