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Nomura

Summer intern Review

at Nomura

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

Angel Ln, London E15, UK

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - 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.
Helping structure marketing materials - working on PPT/Excel
Taking notes in meetings
Research task-specific areas
Structure a continuation vehicle for my intern project (most fun)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Moderately. I am happy with how much I was given
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, I have developed my presentation skills, networking, excel, and other soft/technical skills
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?
4/5
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?
Full support and guidance from my team and HR, it was great
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?
Amazing - great people and made the work hours more manageable
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 enjoyed it a lot. Most of the times it was great, a few times I struggled (which is normal and expected)
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 Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Be yourself, apply early, show eagerness and curiosity

Future Career Prospects

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