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Scotiabank

Intern Review

at Scotiabank

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Dublin

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.4 /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 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Contributed to the Recovery Plan by engaging internal stakeholders through surveys and interviews, researching crisis
frameworks, and analyzing capital structure, liquidity buffers, and regulatory ratios to evaluate balance sheet resilience.
▪ Monitored interest rate risk via NII and EVE stress testing, and assessed liquidity risk through LCR, HQLA, and internal
funding ratio reviews.
▪ Assisted in producing enterprise risk reports incorporating macroeconomic stress scenarios, geopolitical risk factors, and
sectoral risk indicators for internal committees.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes
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 existing interpersonal and technical skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
Lots of sup[port, very open culture where everyone is happy to go for a coffee chat and teach you more about their role.
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?
Great, very inclusive and flexible
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very much enjoyed it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Scotiabank to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Scotiabank
Reach out and speak to as many people as possible.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Scotiabank
3/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
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