Recently offered a summer analyst spot at a middle market bank coverage group in the midwest, looking for advice on how to be the best summer analyst possible? At my other non-IB internships some of my fellow interns were referred to as "liabilities" or "$x/hour of expense" by the full-time coworkers that I became friends with. Never having IB experience, I'd really like to avoid scoring nicknames like that.
What can I do to help the team out?
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Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Interns always try to get work done ASAP without checking for 3-4 times. An analyst would rather get something an hour "late" that's error-free compared to 2 hours "early" that's riddled with errors. Print things out, triple check things, hit F7
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Have the mindset that the best ROI for your time is whatever saves your analyst the most of theirs. That entails thinking ahead - clearly communicating - and - learning to pick up on the communication style of those to whom you report.
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