Spring intern Review
at Fidelity International
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Banking
London
Review Submitted: April 2021
Overall Rating
4.3 /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 Experience
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Recommendations and Advice
Overview of Experience
Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Each day there was a presentation on one of fidelity's three main business areas: Equities, Fixed Income and Multi Assets. Thereafter we were set an interactive group task to complete related to each of these asset classes. We were also introduced to teams like mental health and well being, CSR and D&I at Fidelity and their important work in what makes up their culture. We also had the opportunity to network with graduates.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
It was incredibly insightful to understand the different 'limbs' of the business and therefore how all the various roles come together to make up the culture, investment success and reputation of the company. It also exposed me to the range of opportunities available at Fidelity, hence making my job of identifying which suits me best, a lot more easy.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
4/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
I have learnt about how to go about researching whether a particular investment is suitable or not through the interactive group based tasks. Furthermore been introduced to fixed income and multi asset investment which were relatively new to me.
I was also develop my ability to ask questions and confidently present and pitch my ideas, as well as answer lots of individualized questions aimed at my ideas and thought process post presenting.
I was also develop my ability to ask questions and confidently present and pitch my ideas, as well as answer lots of individualized questions aimed at my ideas and thought process post presenting.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
4/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
3/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Fidelity gets involved with and interacts with its' society a lot more than I imagined. Through their D&I, CSR and mental health teams(which are all employee led), I can definitely see the inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture at the firm along with their strong emphasis for making a difference to our wider society both nationally and globally. From what it seems, fellow employees all get along well and have a great understanding of eachother.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
4/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I thoroughly enjoyed the Spring week and I personally believe despite it's short 3 day nature, I managed to squeeze out so much valuable information from it. I now have a very good understanding of the different roles and services that Fidelity as a company offer, but also I feel like they have taught great skills like the importance of presentaton skills as well as providing tips to improve these.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was not paid and had no expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at Fidelity International
4/5
Would you recommend Fidelity International to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Fidelity International
Definitely just go for it. The Spring Insight itself has a brilliant structure which is as if you are walking through the business and learning about it. Make sure you understand a bit about the business area but not much prior knowledge about asset management or Fidelity is required. This is the whole point of the Spring programme. To Learn about Fidelity!
Make sure to keep an eye out for applications opening and try to complete the simulation, video interview as soon as possible!
Make sure to keep an eye out for applications opening and try to complete the simulation, video interview as soon as possible!
