Markets Sales and Trading Intern Review

Item: Markets Sales and Trading Intern at Citi
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Citi

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2026

Overall Rating

4.5 /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

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - 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.

Role involved shadowing the different desks within Citi and also taking on the set tasks that they gave us. We were also encouraged to network outside our teams to learn more about the business as a whole

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Not much responsibility to execute stuff, but a lot of responsibility with our own timetable and how we approached the various tasks set.

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?

Using Bloomberg, Research, and networking

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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 lot, everyone was extremely helpful and took some time to answer any questions you had

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?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Company Culture varies from product area to product area, but generally it is very interlinked and positive

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I've enjoyed my time here a lot, it's been a very busy but very rewarding 10 weeks I have spent at Citi. For anyone interested in markets, I would highly recommend trying to get a place here

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 Citi to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Citi

Apply in good time, if possible reach out to some people that work here to get an idea of the work you'll do before hand and any networking opportunities you get, take them up as quick as you can