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Enjoyed it very much: •Intelligent people to work with so always learnt something new •Structured internship - always had activities to keep busy •People always willing to help - not just the people on my team but the wider firm, regardless of location in the world •Meaningful project to work on

Everyone takes time out to explain and help out: •No trouble scheduling time in people's diaries for a catch-up to update people on my work •People always welcome to pick up the phone and explain a process •Interns that I have interacted with always happy to help out with advice

Majority of supervisors I interacted with had time and patience to give guidance and feedback: •Could reach out to a range of people in the management position (from Vice Presidents to Managing Directors) to ask for help or mentorship •Internship gave plenty of opportunities for us to interact with MDs to chat about career paths and any other questions we may have •When I raised an issue with HR, it was immediately acted on and I was given someone senior to speak to about my problems

Always kept busy with a project on my hands: •Apart from first few days of orientation, I was always kept busy with daily tasks and projects •I also had time to schedule in work shadow sessions and catch ups, so it was balanced between working and networking events •Team always made sure we didn't stay too late and had a work life balance

Given plenty of responsibility: •Given a project that will actually be implemented to the team, so my work has contributed •Given daily/weekly reports to hand in •I was welcome to schedule in my own meetings with people who I wanted to talk to •Team included me in team meetings and happy for me to report my own findings

Learnt a lot of hard and soft skills: •Developed soft skills such as how to communicate with different audiences •Learnt to be more organised and detailed in my work •Practiced how to network with people of all positions and seniority •Expanded technical knowledge - such as financial products and valuation etc

General atmosphere great: •People always free to chat with each other, whether to ask questions about work or about life outside of work •Had the freedom to hot desk around the team so can sit next to people who can help with projects •People sit together in an open plan office space regardless of seniority

Very well organised: •Always had networking events scheduled in our calendars to encourage us to talk to people and get to know the firm better •Weekly guest speaker events from people outside my division or outside of work to educate us •Given opportunities to talk to many senior people in small groups of 5-6 so can ask about career path

Given many opportunities: •Assigned a mentor (someone senior position) to talk to about career paths and the firm in general •Assigned a Buddy (someone junior position) to talk about work help and general questions •Always welcome to schedule in time with HR to get feedback •Encouraged catch ups with direct manager to get feedback

Future employment and development opportunities seem great: •Plenty of the senior people I have spoken to have started their career with the same internship scheme, and have spoken about their positive career path •From networking events and speaking to people who have worked 5 years + in the firm, all have talked about how the firm encourages people to take challenges and new projects

Always catching up with fellow interns: •Made really good friends during my time here, everyone is so intelligible and welcoming •Can always find someone to eat lunch with - had plenty of group chats to arrange lunch catch ups •Everyone was always finding something to do together during the weekends

It is Central London - got to be realistic and know it will not be cheap to live around here and go out to eat often. The cost of eating out and drinking here is not that cheap for a Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ, but it is to be expected for a touristy area within Central London

I loved the nightlife around my work place - being next to St Paul's Cathedral meant I got to admire the view every time I walked home after working/socialising late Also plenty of bars and restaurants around the place, and a shopping mall, which is to be expected in a touristy area.

There were lots of affinity networks and sports clubs to join that hosted events outside of work: •I joined an affinity network that hosted a boat racing event after work and a BBQ •MDs also scheduled breakfasts outside of work to chat casually •Given the opportunity to participate in Community Volunteering event outside of work •There was an opportunity to get involved in LGBT Pride parade in London