Summer Intern Review

Item: Summer Intern at abrdn
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at abrdn

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: September 2022

Overall Rating

4.7 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

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.

. Perform Reconciliations for the team to check and address issues with Salesforce
. Attend networking sessions with those in the Client Group and with senior colleagues in the business
. Complete ad-hoc tasks such as updating client contact sheets and monitoring the inboxes of team members who are on leave
. Chairing and taking minutes in team meetings

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a huge amount of responsibility from the outset.
For example, I was completely responsible for the rebranding of 320 client contact sheets - which will be sent out to actual clients.
I was also responsible in analysing investment management agreements, for an upcoming project.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

. I have developed my excel skills through completing reconciliations.
. Developed a knowledge of Salesforce

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?

3/5

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?

My line manager was great. She always explained which systems I needed to use to complete a task and always gave me an example before I was set on a task.
I was always given feedback on the tasks I completed.