What does a typical weekday look like for a summer intern at Redington? Well, let us find out.
Meet Jup. Each day of the internship can differ, but in this blog, Jup gives us an insight into what a typical day working at Redington was like and provides some advice for students who want to join the internship programme.
6:00 am: Time to get up and get ready for the day. Make a healthy breakfast to wake myself up and commute to work on the busy trains.
8:45 am – 9:00 am: Log in and get started! I start by looking through any emails received, outstanding tasks from the previous week. I then grab a glass of water from the kitchen and catch up with my fellow interns on their weekends as they come in.
9:00 am – 10:00 am: If there aren’t any tasks outstanding from the previous, I’ll have a quick read of the news to see what’s happened over the weekend to stay up to date with the latest developments.
10:00 am – 10:30 am: The best way to learn about the firm and people’s career journeys is by catching up over a coffee! The open culture at Redington makes it easy to approach anyone, whether that is an analyst from the latest cohort of interns or a managing director who has been at the business for several years.
As an intern I try to catch up with people from as many different parts of the of company, from the Investment Consulting teams to Manager Research. This has been a great way to learn more about the jobs of people in different areas to you, their pathway into the firm and what they have experienced during their time here.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: As an intern, you have a number of client teams that you support. Whilst these meetings can be varied in nature and at different times of the day each week, they are opportunities for you to ask questions and get any help on your assigned projects with those analysts and vice presidents.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch. There are countless places near the office and also fantastic hot food on the seventh floor where the interns often eat together, especially on sunny days when you can sit out on the beautiful open roof terrace. There is also the kitchen in the Redington office which is a nice lively place to eat, chill out or maybe play a quick table tennis game or two!
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: I usually use the hour after lunch to get stuck into client work that I have been assigned, whether that is completing some reading, creating summaries or working on specific client fund and market-related tasks. Sometimes the work can require further clarification or support, so we keep an open line with our buddy, line manager and team members if we need any support.
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: The last couple of hours of the day are spent working on the intern project with our teams. The project is designed to be a working example of something you would be expected to do in the business area you are placed with. This time can be spent doing anything from conducting research into specific details of the project, writing up key details for the project deliverables or convening with senior people from different parts of the business to get feedback and information.
And that is my day as an intern!
If I had to sum up my internship I would say...
“The internship at Redington was a fantastic first foray into the world of full-time work and allowed me to gain exceptional insight into how the Investment Consulting industry runs on a day-to-day basis. Redington’s work culture is excellent; there really is a very collegiate feel at the office and you can approach anyone (regardless of seniority) to ask questions and catch up. The varied nature of work really allowed me to develop during the programme. I was able to contribute through meaningful client work and an interdisciplinary intern project, whilst also being given the freedom to go beyond the scope of my work by volunteering to support my buddy and line manager on additional tasks. It was a great summer and I would wholly recommend it.”