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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

at Jefferies International

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.1 /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
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
3/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
Formatting PowerPoint, taking meeting notes, creating company profiles, financial analysis
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes going on client calls etc. and more responsibility on decks as more people away on holiday so have to cover for them during the summer
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?
Yes
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?
5/5
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?
lots from the teams I was in
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 flat working directly with VPs sometimes, teams generally do something social together at least once a week but can still be quite intense and eat lunch at the desk etc during busier times but people are very friendly in general
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
2/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Enjoyed it a lot, think more applicable training would have been better and also the intern project was a big drain on everyone’s time especially as the outcome could not be used for anything useful for Jefferies but the actual work was good and met some really cool people
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Jefferies International
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Jefferies International to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Jefferies International
Understand why you are applying and speak to people at the firm to hear more about the culture and opportunities it can offer you compared to bulge bracket banks
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