Summer Student - Investment Consultancy Review

Item: Summer Student - Investment Consultancy at Hymans Robertson
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Hymans Robertson

Internship (1 Month+)

Finance

Edinburgh

Review Submitted: August 2022

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Working as a part of a client team and on a project over the 8 weeks. The role included being given daily tasks to support senior colleagues.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a number of meaningful tasks throughout the internship, the majority of these were to support colleagues. I also had a project to work on during this time which was important to the company.

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?

I learned a number of new skills during my time, a number of these were industry specific and a number were professional 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?

4/5

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?

Support was widely available during my time, every member of staff was welcoming and extremely helpful.

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?

The culture was very inclusive and hosted a number of session on diversity. There was also opportunities for multiple social events which everyone was invited to.