Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

Item: Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Nomura
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at Nomura

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

Greater London

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.7 /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

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - 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.

I did a summer internship in Investment Banking Sector team, consisting on preparing decks for clients, financial analysis on companies and preparation of marketing materials for M&A deals or discussion materials and Business Developments

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, tremendous amount of responsibility, which allowed me to grow even more as a professional

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?

Developed my existent Microsoft office skills and learned a lot more about financial analysis and the core components of the IBD industry

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?

4/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Team always took the time to explain what I didn’t understand, check how everything was and have a common understanding of intern needs

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?

Very good culture, team has a lot of interpersonal skills, they treat you as an addition to the team and not as an external person, with tremendous social events as well as good in company culture

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?

It was a tremendous learning experience, where I met really good and knowledgeable people, which always took the time to answer and spend the time needed with me

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

4/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura

Spend time understanding the industry, the sector you want to join, talk to people within the teams to understand the culture, the needs, the headcount available. Prepare yourself prior to the internship and be yourself!