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Apr 28, 2020 | 5 minutes |

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An intern with a British multinational bank told InsideIIM that one of the most important qualities for those aspiring to get into the world of finance is being discreet and honouring confidentiality. When working with big clients you have access to their confidential data and so you should have a knack for keeping information to yourself. InsideIIM talked to students from top B-Schools who interned in the banking and finance sector. Read the articles to get more tips on how to successfully complete your summer internship in the finance domain.
Of Dream Internship and Investment Banking
It is indeed like a dream come true when an engineer with no finance background lands up an offer in equity research. What piqued his interest in finance as an engineer? How did he build up his base in just 4 months before his summer internship process? What did he do differently? What were his 2 months like at HSBC? Gaurang Gupta from IIM Shillong shares answers to all these questions and more in this detailed article.
What A Finance Intern Learns at Goldman Sachs – Jatin Nagpal, IIM Bangalore
Cracking Goldman Sachs as a fresher itself sounds interesting and challenging at the same time, isn’t it? Jatin Nagpal of IIM Bangalore has hands-on experience at the same and in this article; he shares useful tips for all aspirants looking forward to bagging a finance internship with Goldman Sachs. Also, he shares important information on how to handle networking events, something which can be quite dreadful even if you are someone with work experience.
Summer Internship Experience with Edelweiss Financial Services
Anirban Paramanick decided to leave his well-paying product management job to pursue his MBA. From a product management role, he landed an offer in Edelweiss Capital in a finance role, something absolutely new to what he was previously exposed to! The transition was not simple and got him introduced to several new aspects of corporate life. He writes all of that in this article to share his experience.
In the Back of Beyond: Summer Internship at Mahindra Finance
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If Viral Satra of IIM Nagpur had to explain his internship experience with ICICI Lombard in one sentence, he would say, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn”. Viral worked with ICICI Lombard and with the rich learning experience that he had at the company, he says, the program is rightly named, “ANUBHAV”! Read on to know his experience in details.
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Gaurika Singh, a PGPM student of IIM Indore interned at Philips in a finance role and received a PPO from Philips as well. In this article, Gaurika shares about her internship experience along with a few tips which she believes would be beneficial for anyone looking to intern in a finance role. She also mentions in the article how the interns, on multiple occasions, could have frank conversations with the CEO of the Indian Subcontinent Market. Sounds interesting, isn’t it?
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