Spring Insight Intern Review
at Lazard
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Banking
London
Review Submitted: December 2022
Overall Rating
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!
5/5
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Overview of Experience
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Recommendations and Advice
Overview of Experience
Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
- attended interviews from employees of different sector and product teams, which was useful in seeing what the bigger picture aspects of their jobs were that were specialized to the teams that they were in.
- shadowed my 'analyst buddy', who showed me the work that she does on her sector team.
- completed a group project involving an analysis of a particular company, working with other insight participants and being mentored by a full-time analyst.
- shadowed my 'analyst buddy', who showed me the work that she does on her sector team.
- completed a group project involving an analysis of a particular company, working with other insight participants and being mentored by a full-time analyst.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Lazard provided numerous opportunities to understand the business, bringing in employees from all positions (analyst to managing director) to speak with us. It was also very useful to hear from full time employees who had previously been spring interns and what their experience was like. Finally, I thought it was helpful to hear from different sector and product teams to understand how teams work separately and together.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Yes! I received some technical training. I also developed my general communication and networking skills. I learned to work in teams with people that I was unfamiliar with and in a short time frame to deliver a final presentation. Finally, I learned about what the investment banking and particularly M&A industry is like from the inside, which was fascinating.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture was very inclusive, open, and friendly, which I loved. I was initially quite intimidated by the prospect of interacting with bankers and doing a group presentation for a banker, but the entire experience ended up being much less stressful and more enjoyable than I had thought it would be. [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the Higherin Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions], especially, did a wonderful job at making us all feel comfortable, and I really appreciated that.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
5/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I really enjoyed it! I came in with little to no knowledge about investment banking (my knowledge mostly came from independent research beforehand), and I thought it was incredible to be able to spend a few days at Lazard and get an inside look at how the company runs and what people do. I enjoyed the wide variety of activities that were planned for us - it made the days always exciting and interesting!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was reimbursed expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at Lazard
5/5
Would you recommend Lazard to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Lazard
I would say to be yourself, and to not worry about lacking technical knowledge. Lazard is amazing in that they teach you everything that you need to know and value interest and learning potential above what we already know. As a non-finance student, that made me feel really comfortable, and also reassured that Lazard was interested in me as a person and my growth.
