Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review
at Nomura
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
Review Submitted: August 2026
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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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.
The role involved supporting the team senior prepare company profiles, pitch decks, spread trading and transaction company, working on financial models, and a lot of other Ad-Hoc tasks
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, while there was continuous guidance and support. We were given a lot of responsibility to do things and he creative
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?
Excel, PPT, financial modeling, M&A, due diligence
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Tremendous, we had a week of training’s before we started. Once on the desk the team was always ready to guide and support us
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 intense and friendly, a perfect mix. Everyone is extremely hardworking in the office but at the same time very friendly and kind - I was very happy with the intern cohort and the friendships I made along the way
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
Very much! I learnt and grew a lot personally and professionally. I got exposure to a very intense banking environment alongside the most talented people in the industry. I learnt how important attention to detail is and built skills and qualities that I will carry throughout
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Be original in your answers and practice hard for the first test as you will be rejected if you don’t well in the online test.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Nomura
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
