Corporate IT Intern Review

Item: Corporate IT Intern at Jefferies International
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at Jefferies International

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science, Investment Banking

London

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 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - 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.

A typical day involves a scrum meeting, a couple of team meetings or with other seniors to talk about their work. Frequently there will be talks, events or training on different topics. Daily tasks include updating others on work progress, coding for about 3-4h or getting help with a blocker. You are responsible for 1-2 new features at a time.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Was responsible for a new feature in the internal software UI that helped the trader's work by making new information available in the UI. The task completion was a dependency for another team's task. Developed a backend notification system that identified errors in the backend and logged them to be fixed.

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?

The internship developed my agile understanding, communication, SQL, Python and web API skills. Also, had the opportunity to learn C# and Angular while working.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

2/5

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?

Had two seniors meeting with me weekly and on almost a daily basis to give guidance on my tasks and make sure I am making meaningful progress throughout the internship. They made sure I managed to get the work done by the end of the internship and that I enjoyed my time. Everyone was very responsive and ready to help with any question.

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?

The culture was calmer than I expected for a bank. Deadlines were pretty flexible and people were accepting delays if a blocker arrived. There was an emphasis on quality over quantity. The staff is friendly and rather formal but is very receptive to any needs of others. There is a corporate culture but there is not so much bureaucracy.