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Isio

Investment Consulting Intern Review

at Isio

Internship (1 Month+)

Economics, Finance, Insurance and Risk Management

Glasgow

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.6 /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
4/5 - 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.
My overall role was a investment intern. I drafted implementation statements for trustees to ensure that the companies that they were indirectly invested in were complying with ESG objectives, i performed monitoring calculations to ensure results given by AMs were not out of line, drafted IPRs for client to observe how they were doing to reach their funding level, researched what was going in the markets for market background and evaluated several credit funds.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given plenty of responsibility and exposure to different kinds of work.
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 i did learn new skills and managed to further develop my existing skills.
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?
Lots of support from people.
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was very relaxed and very balanced work life balance.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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 enjoyed my internship a lot especially considering how it is my first time in the corporate world and gives a good view of what people did.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Isio to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Isio
Make sure to show your curiosity and enthusiasm for this line of work during the interviews. Make sure to know what Isio does and who they are.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Isio
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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