Financial Advisory Summer Intern Review
at Lazard
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
Review Submitted: November 2022
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
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
I was placed in the Venture & Growth Banking team, which advises Series B-D companies on raising fundraising rounds >$50m. I was fortunate to work on all stages of the fundraising process across a variety of clients (sector analysis and business modelling / pitching to startup / fundraise mandate terms / VDR preparation and investor sounding / fundraising process / term sheet negotiation)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - from the first day I was trusted to run calls with clients on my own
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?
My main takeaways from the 10 weeks were financial modelling skills and a deeper understanding of how to identify valuable businesses and business models in both established and nascent sectors
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?
My team were enormously helpful and supportive. I was also given a buddy who I met with regularly and a senior mentor who I had a few meetings with
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?
High-performance and hard-working environment that also felt very inclusive
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very much enjoyed my internship. I thought it was extremely well structured
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 Lazard
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Lazard to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Lazard
Remember that Lazard is a financial advisory firm - clients are paying for advice! As such, at the end of the day Lazard will look to hire people that are personable and can deliver advice in a meaningful and trustworthy manner
