Internship Review
at Morgan Stanley
Internship (1 Month+)
Logistics and Operations
Glasgow
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3.3/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role primarily consists of work shadowing and networking across the teams within Security Settlement Operations. My work is project based and is driven by what new procedures the team need. This has consisted of creating spreadsheets with market cut off and escalation information and also devising new start procedure documents.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Unfortunately I was not given a lot of responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
In this role I have developed my people skills, communication skills and excel competence. I have also increased my experience in presenting and speaking in front of large groups.
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?
2/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Overall the level of support throughout the internship was high. My manager and mentor always had time for me regardless of how busy they were.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Overall the company culture was very welcoming. There were a good number of social events organized for the interns. Furthermore, there was volunteering organized and many different talks and events that were open for interns.
When not working I made the most of attending speaker sessions and networking events to meet as many new people at the firm in order to understand more about the work that goes on at Morgan Stanley.
When not working I made the most of attending speaker sessions and networking events to meet as many new people at the firm in order to understand more about the work that goes on at Morgan Stanley.
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?
Overall I have enjoyed my internship. The social aspect was great and I made many friends during the programme. In that sense the internship exceeded my expectations.
In terms of the company culture, as an intern I felt very welcomed.
In terms of the work, I was expecting a heavier workload and more responsibility.
Despite this I would definitely go back.
In terms of the company culture, as an intern I felt very welcomed.
In terms of the work, I was expecting a heavier workload and more responsibility.
Despite this I would definitely go back.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Morgan Stanley
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Morgan Stanley to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Morgan Stanley
Interview Process:
- Be able to explain why you want to work in Morgan Stanley.
- Explain why you want to work in a given division.
- Focus on making your application stand out.
- Show interest in the firm and what they do.
- Ask thoughtful questions in each stage of the interview process.
- Do not feel like you have to know everything as you are not expected to.
- Don't be scared to ask questions or to try something and make a mistake.
- Be able to explain why you want to work in Morgan Stanley.
- Explain why you want to work in a given division.
- Focus on making your application stand out.
- Show interest in the firm and what they do.
- Ask thoughtful questions in each stage of the interview process.
- Do not feel like you have to know everything as you are not expected to.
- Don't be scared to ask questions or to try something and make a mistake.
