Spring into Banking - Technolog, Data and Innovation Review
at Deutsche Bank
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Information Technology, Banking
London
Review Submitted: April 2022
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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Experience
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
The spring insight programme was a 4-day programme on Zoom where we learned about banking, the technology used in banking and various skills workshops. There were also many fun activities and oppurtunities to connect and network with other students taking the programme.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Very informative, gave me a strong idea as to what life is like in investment banking, and being a software developer working for an investment bank, and the various roles available for such a job.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
I learned a lot about how the entire banking system works, specifically what Deutsche Bank focuses on dealing with. I also learned a lot about presentation skills. Also learned a lot about the various technologies they employ in their infrastructure.
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?
5/5
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
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very friendly and always willing to help and answer questions, no matter how stupid the questions.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
5/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I thoroughly enjoyed the insight and I would recommend it to anyone looking to gain more knowledge as to what life might be like in the FinTech industry. The programme was almost perfect. The one tiny issue with the program is that it is a bit too intense; nine hours of zoom in one day is not good for the human body XD.
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 paid
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at Deutsche Bank
5/5
Would you recommend Deutsche Bank to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Deutsche Bank
I'd say the following are very essential if you want to be selected:
- Practice psychometric tests
- Write a top notch cover letter that shows genuine interest in the FinTech industry
- Be genuine in interviews, don't try and come up with the "perfect" answer they're looking for, but rather an answer that is geniune and not memorised.
- In interviews, if you don't know something, then clearly say so, you don't want to annoy the interviewer by wasting their time (this links back to being honest and geniune).
- Practice psychometric tests
- Write a top notch cover letter that shows genuine interest in the FinTech industry
- Be genuine in interviews, don't try and come up with the "perfect" answer they're looking for, but rather an answer that is geniune and not memorised.
- In interviews, if you don't know something, then clearly say so, you don't want to annoy the interviewer by wasting their time (this links back to being honest and geniune).
