Investment Banking Summer Intern Review
at Jefferies International
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
- Assisting Analysts and Associates in updating decks (marketing and live deals)
- Note taking in meetings
- Carrying out several ad-hoc tasks for seniors from logo fetching to doing comparables analysis
- Working on and updating background material databases (investor strips, Precedent Transaction financials etc)
- Note taking in meetings
- Carrying out several ad-hoc tasks for seniors from logo fetching to doing comparables analysis
- Working on and updating background material databases (investor strips, Precedent Transaction financials etc)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Had a lot of responsibility towards the end of the internship after I established myself as a reliable individual. Given that you always remain transparent and provide updates, there is a lot of responsibility that can be given, alongside a lot of feedback. Ability to learn a lot from doing, as opposed to observing, especially on a virtual internship setting.
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?
Yes, many.
PowerPoint and Excel skills highly developed. Also increased speed and efficiency of note taking and typing.
Also better at thinking critically at what the task required to complete it efficiently.
More directly as part of the TMT team , my knowledge of the Technology sector greatly expanded too.
PowerPoint and Excel skills highly developed. Also increased speed and efficiency of note taking and typing.
Also better at thinking critically at what the task required to complete it efficiently.
More directly as part of the TMT team , my knowledge of the Technology sector greatly expanded too.
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?
4/5
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?
Most seniors were VERY helpful and supportive, however a select few were always too busy to help or explain and often didn't spend the time explaining the task in one go, requiring many repeats and inefficient use of time. Apart from that 90% of the time the team was extremely helpful
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 very supportive and helpful. Always happy and eager to make sure I was working on something and learning. They were keen to make sure that everyone felt like a peer as opposed to a hierarchical structure.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it a lot, although the first 4 weeks were very limited in terms of experience given the overlap with Off-cycle interns. This limited the experience and exposure we were given.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Jefferies International
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Jefferies International to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Jefferies International
Please approach the job knowing that it will be an intense experience. Jefferies is a lot more responsibility oriented and there will be a lot of opportunity to take initiatives - please indicate that this is something you are up for as opposed to someone who wants to shy away from work.
