My Experience as an Equity Research and Development Intern

By Keying Zhang, Equity Research and Development Intern

I completed an internship in  the China Reinsurance Company during the 2015 Summer Vacation in Beijing, China. I was in the Equity Research & Development department, mainly in charge of translating and transferring research reports into standard format, as well as everyday administration in the department. 

 

The selection process was quite standard, including verbal and numerical tests plus two rounds of interviews. According to the position I applied for, I prepared quite a lot about the equity market and basically every main ongoing process at that time. I believe on the basis of good numerical ability, my curiosity and communication skills are important as well. During the internship I got real insight into finance world as well as into a professional environment. Commercial sense, being professional, and career connections are the most valuable things I gained from the internship. 

 

Careers Network helped me a lot during the selection process especially in internship advice and with my CV check appointment. It’s never easy to find a satisfying internship. However it’s never wrong to develop yourself even just a little step! 

Advice from the Midlands SEOTY (Student Employee Of The Year)

By Lucius, BSc Psychology Graduate 2017

Being awarded as the regional winner (Midlands) of SEOTY means a lot to me. It recognized my contribution of helping the international students in UoB, and demonstrating leadership as a member of Student Engagement Team (SET). It illustrated that working part-time on campus can still make things different, and such an effort will be valued in the serious business world. My success on this award cannot happen without the full support from Careers Network, Worklink and especially SET along the way. Also, I want to thank Ellen, the international careers consultant, for supporting my nomination.

An Internship As An Organising Fellow On Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign

By Joe Armer, BA Modern Languages Student

This summer I was lucky enough to work for Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign as an Organising Fellow in Dayton, Ohio, one of the key battlegrounds in the election.

As an organising fellow, I was, in essence, a trainee organiser on the Ohio Democratic Party Co-ordinated Campaign, responsible for electing Democrats up and down the ballot.

Unsure what I was going to do with the summer after my Year Abroad in France and Spain, I started applying to jobs, internships and work experience over the Easter Holidays. Working on a campaign is something I’ve always wanted to do but British election campaigns always seemed to clash with exam season so I was never able to do more than the occasional bit of volunteering.