Fixed Income Summer Intern Review
at Fidelity International
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
4.1 /5
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Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Otherwise, there were a number of "lunch and learn" sessions where I could learn more about other departments such as trading, quantitative research, investment directing and more.
I also attended different strategy/alpha meetings where it was insightful to hear from Fidelity's portfolio managers and their views on the market.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
There was also the opportunity to reach out to companies and hold engagement meetings, so that was really useful in developing communication skills and also I felt I had an impact on the company's policies.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I also had the chance to take a number of meeting minutes which I was able to send to the entire Fixed Income floor, which definitely helped towards being able to condense a large amount of complex information.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
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Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
In terms of more technical concepts, the first week of the internship was spent with an external training provider to get all interns up to speed on financial concepts such as valuation, three statement analysis and forecasting.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
There were also other social activities such as football. However, there were little company-wide events or events organised for the interns, as I think Fidelity did not want to place excessive pressure on people coming into the office.
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How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Furthermore, as part of the internship was spent working from home, the company sent us an "office in a box" which consisted of some work equipment such as a laptop, mouse and keyboard to better facilitate working from home.
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Please rate how your experience met your expectations
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Fidelity International
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Fidelity International to a friend?
What advice would you give to others applying to Fidelity International
During the internship, make sure you are confident and reach out to as many people as you can, as Fidelity place a lot of value on networking.