Equity Research Intern

I had already been networking with the Head of Research at this firm and had an informational interview with him and I knew him from CFA Society events, so he knew I was interested in an internship. I received an email directly from him notifying me that an internship opportunity was available. He specifically reached out to me and two other people in the email and also posted the internship at all the local colleges. The internship description required that we email him a cover letter and resume. He emailed me on Friday March 3rd and Sunday I turned in the application. Maybe two or three days later, he called me and we scheduled an interview for the following Wednesday. This all happened very quickly, so I think it was really important that I had been networking with him before and he already had me in mind, because there wasn't very much time between when he posted the internship and when he selected who he would interview. There was just one 1 on 1 interview for about 30 - 45 minutes. After the interview he introduced me to the other analysts. They seemed nice, I had already met one from a networking event. The culture seems pretty laid back. There are times when it is busy and can be hectic, but the attitudes from the employees seems like they work well together and are pretty grounded.