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Citi

Technology Placement Analyst Review

at Citi

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

Belfast

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

5 /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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - 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.
Tracking outages, working on report creation/ generation using AB Initio, using JIRA to track my work.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given an appropriate level of responsibility for producing department-level deliverables and wider deliverables with supervision.
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?
New skills: familiarity with AB Initio, Shell/ Bash Scripting, working in a professional IT Team, Trillium.
Developed skills: MS Office Suite, Outlook
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
I was given an open-door policy, where I could reach out to my supportive colleagues or manager if I needed, but generally I tried to solve problems myself first.
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?
The team were very friendly, connected and all went out of their way to help one-another and produce high-quality solutions. The wider company culture was very positive and professional, laying out clearly what was expected of anyone at the company, at all levels.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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?
I had an incredibly positive placement experience. I engaged in meaningful interactions with colleagues at various levels of the organisation and found the company to be a good fit for me. I was even able to join a company ‘club’ and incorporate this into my weekly schedule.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Citi
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Citi to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Citi
Ensure you develop your skills in line with the division you are entering (ask future line manager) and generally just get as involved as you can in the various projects and workload to ensure you get the most skill development you can.
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