What are the expectations of an intern with prior experience?

As above. I interned as a penultimate year student as a Summer Analyst at a BB within a product group. Returning again this year to intern as a Summer Analyst within another product group in Capital Markets at the same bank. Are there going to be additional expectations on me to get the return offer? Anything I should be doing to perform close to the Analyst level this time around?

Thank you!!

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Oh ok thanks. I just thought there may be higher expectations bcos ik that some of the Europeans with prior experience went above and beyond and got returns. Hopefully if I just continue with good soft skills, and nail PPT & Excel again I should be good to get the return offer? 

 

re. the hardo thing, is it ok to grab seniors to learn about the low level stuff surrounding the product? Like the currency a bond is issued in and stuff like that? I'm coming from a non-finance background (econometrics) so didn't study anything like that at uni and am keen to understand to a good level of everything for my own development and presentation  

 

It's fine to drop in every once in a while and just talk in general. Asking conceptual questions and the stuff. I absolutely would not pull aside a senior to ask them the "currency a bond is issued in." It's fine asking an analyst that stuff. In general, I wouldn't pull seniors aside. It's fine to have a chat with them once every while though 

You have several months to learn before you start as well. 

 
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I think he means it’s fine to ask them questions, but ask them things that aren’t readily available through other resources (in a capital markets team you would just be able to pull a bond up on bloomberg to see the currency it’s issued in)

when I was an intern I was encouraged to walk in from time to time and chat with seniors. But try not to ask things that have yes/no or one word answers

for example, based off what you mentioned above—maybe you could instead ask the rationale for the corporate to issue the bond in that domicile vs. USD or EUR. If you see what I mean

 

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