Work Experience Review

I was positioned in the Fixed Income department. I shadowed employees and talked with some of them about their jobs and the Fixed Income department in general. I was also taught about equities, bonds and different types of bonds which will help me in the future when I want to go into finance.

I have developed my verbal and written communication skills through talking to employees and I was also required to create a presentation which helped my written communication. I also developed my computer skills with things such as PowerPoint and Word. I also developed my knowledge about investments and how they work.

I enjoyed it greatly as I feel that I have learnt many new things and I understand the work environment now. It also gave me a good amount of freedom and I felt comfortable in the workplace. The employees were also very friendly and welcoming which made me feel more comfortable.

M&G Investments treated me with respect and I felt that they did a good job in welcoming me. All the employees I met were very friendly and welcoming, and they were happy to help or answer any questions. They also paid for all expenses in terms of travel and food making me feel more welcome.

The entire experience was very well organised as we were given a calendar with all important meetings and events scheduled, and they were very accurate in timing. We all had access to an online timetable which made it very easy to plan ahead and made it much easier to manage time.

My manager trained me very well with another work experience student, he gave us clear explanations for all our questions and was very welcoming and friendly. He made sure we understood all the concepts he was presenting which made it a lot easier to learn these new skills and information about Investment Management.

My employer offered very good communication and was very helpful if I had any problems. They were also very happy to help with any problems and would treat all the work experience students with a lot of respect which helped us settle in and get used to the work environment of M&G Investments.

My employers paid for all my travels to get to and from M%G Investments. They also paid for my lunch so I could eat everyday at no extra cost. This meant that I did not have to worry about money and I could focus on getting as many skills as I could.

There were meetings that helped us in other ways than investment banking. For example, we had a meeting preparing us for job interviews and helping us prepare a CV. However, even though there weren't too many other outside of job opportunities available, this didn't impact how useful I found this experience.

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M&G Investments present a great working environment, and have very friendly and knowledgeable employees that will be happy to help you and explain everything in detail which will help you greatly if you want to work in finance in the future. M&G Investments also treat their employees, apprentices and work experience students.

Try to present yourself as professionally as possible to give a good impression. You also need to ask many questions while taking this experience to get the fullest out of it as you can. Listening is also a very key skill you must adopt during this so you can understand all the concepts accurately.