Bringing your Notebook/Notes to an Internship

Can I actually bring my notebook to an internship or access my cloud storage from my desk? Or would that be weird? Whilst preparing I have made so many notes that could be very helpful when I get stuck (rather than researching it again). This could be something like the information provided in the "Anatomy of a 10-k" thread on this forum or just the notes that I took on certain valuation steps.

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don't just bring it in with you, bring it everywhere you go during your internship - where applicable - particularly when following seniors around or when they're teaching you something.

accessing cloud storage is another thing, most banks have strict compliance/IT guidelines, so accessing that will likely not be allowed/blocked even. For notes/forum posts like those, it shouldn't be a problem for you to access if you need on your computer. If the worst comes to worst just print it out and bring it in - I think your team would rather see someone being well prepared than otherwise

 
  1. Make sure you don’t make prioritization between different assignments of different people, let them sort it out
  2. Make sure you fully understand what is asked of you: deadline, what information sources are available, what sort of output is expected (Excel, table in PowerPoint, full slide with commentary, etc)
  3. Context – Understand how your assignment fits in to the bigger picture
  4. If you're not 100% sure about something, put it between square brackets so your analyst can easily find it and discuss it with you
  5. Spend 5% of your time to come up with suggestions on how to potentially improve it beyond what was asked from you
  6. Print all your work before you hand it in to double check it. Also hand in a print to your analyst and suggest you can walk him through the sources, analyses, key concerns, potential improvements
  7. Use a highlighter when processing mark up on your work
  8. Keep people updated on ETA, especially if it’s a multi day task (email them when you go home what the status is, how much you progressed, what key concerns/questions are)
 

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