Operations Intern Review
at abrdn
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: September 2022
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
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 was an operations internship involving management and oversight within the Operational Governance team. This role was very project based and thus has a wide variance day to day but included a great work life balance and a lot of opportunities for personal development.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a large bit of responsibility on certain projects after getting acclimated to the team.
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 developed a lot of excel and communication 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?
5/5
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?
a significant amount
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Extremely friendly and inclusive, everyone always has time for each other and an interest in how your time has been.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
Greatly
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at abrdn
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn
Just be yourself, everyone is genuinely really nice and wants to see you succeed.
