Summer Intern Review

Item: Summer Intern at Morgan Stanley
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Morgan Stanley

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: November 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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

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.

I was in the Investment Banking Division, in the consumer retail team. During the 10-weeks program, the main activities were:
- Gathering and synthesising financial and operating information about companies, industries and governments.
- Creating and updating financial models.
- Gathering market data to analyse trends and help value and price transactions.
- Drafting presentations and memoranda for a wider audience within the Firm and the financial services industry.
- Attending team discussions and client meetings.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

yes, I was strictly in contact with the CFO and the staff of a company approaching the IPO stage. I was given very much responsibility both on the client's side and the realisation of slides/models.

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?

yes
Developed skills:
- financial analysis, accounting and valuation
- financial modelling
New skills:
- core investment banking skills to help support clients’ businesses
- Understanding the financial flows of a wide range of domestic and international transactions
- Learning how to conduct comprehensive and in-depth company and industry research
- communication and interaction skills within team working

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?

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?

A lot, striating from the training weeks at the beginning, then there was a continuous support from team members and in particular from my buddy, key in the learning process

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?

I can talk about my team but I feel like everyone is super nice and available for help and clarifications. It is of course a tough job, everyone is very busy and work long hours but they can always find time for you. Also, I was able to develop real relationship and they were there to help me get in.

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?

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?

Really really enjoyed. I do believe that I learned more in 10 weeks at Morgan Stanley than in 3 years at University. I enjoyed also my interns cohort and the other summer interns in my team, all very keen to help.