Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

Investment Banking Summer Analyst - day-to-day involves assisting senior members to prepare material relating to both the origination and execution of investment banking transactions. This involves creating and editing PowerPoint presentations, undertaking market/sector research, updating valuation models using Excel and participating in group meetings.

Yes.
All the individuals in the bank were very keen to grant us with significant autonomy. Provided I was willing and able to take on additional tasks where I had demonstrated my ability, there was never a time in which I was not encouraged to take on responsibility.

Absolutely! Regarding hard skills I have developed my skills in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Financial valuation
- Data synthesis
Also gained greater adeptness with:
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- Market data packages (Factset, Refinitv)
Equally, on the soft skill side, I have gained an increased ability to:
- communicate clearly and concisely and
- form meaningful connections.
- work under pressure
- meet deadlines

There was plenty of support throughout, both from the bank's HR department and from my immediate colleagues.

I was incredibly surprised by how welcoming and supportive the culture/atmosphere was at the bank. Everyone was willing to lend a helping hand wherever necessary, and people were always receptive to catching up throughout the internship.

I genuinely thoroughly enjoyed my time at the bank. The internship struck a perfect balance between being sufficiently hard to provide a steep learning curve, whilst also providing ample opportunity to develop personally.

Yes