So I am currently a senior at college and going to graduate in December (2017). I am a finance major and have interned at a top 3 investment bank this past summer. To gain some additional knowledge, I decided to get another internship in fall in my last semester. I received an offer from a healthcare (top 5 in the healthcare industry) as a finance intern. 1st day had an orientation, which went extremely well, and noticed that I am the only intern. In the interview the manager talked about how my excel skills would improve, I would learn SAP and all.
This is the problem: Since the internship has started, I have received "0" training! None!
I have been getting projects on projects that I have not completed. As I go to another employee or the manager with the question, regardless of how smart or dumb it is, they expect me to already know everything. I go to work every day and dread it, as there is no help or training for me. I expected as an intern for them to at least teach me or give me the chance to shadow another employee, but NOPE. No matter what question I ask the manager, I am already expected to know everything and it sucks! I am nowhere learning or expanding my knowledge, and I feel like I am not giving back to the firm.
did the bank you interned with over the summer give you a FT offer?
Yes it did and it will be starting right after college.
lol you have a top IB offer so why should you give any shits what these clowns think. If you don't like it, quit, tell them you prefer banking and have an offer at X firm, thank them for hiring you, and then just leave. You don't need them for a reference or anything if you already have a FT IB offer, and you don't even have to include the opportunity on your resume going forward since nobody will expect an internship during your final year of college.
Dude quit the hell out of this thing. You don't need this.
Just quit and don't tell them where you're going. If they ask you why, kindly respond with "culture." Thank them for the opportunity and bounce.
Seriously? Quit.
You have a job after college. You should be partying.
Agreed
Explain this to the hiring manager ASAP. Tell him you want to feel like you understand the work and are contributing. He may suggest parting ways, or step in to help. Hopefully, he doesn't know where you're headed next. But don't burn bridges. The biz is VERY small and reputation counts.
"Having that experience on the resume is good enough to differentiate you as you move on to better things."
Not really, unless he has some huge personal or professional interest in HC (like doing HC PE or HC Corp Dev after IB).
"I'd not quit just to "party""
Why not?
Look, I get that there's a lot of merit to learning all you can and taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible in college... But not every opportunity has to relate back to education or your career - this is probably OP's last opportunity to have fun with a lot of his friends, go on a spontaneous road trip, or even do something as mundane as IM sports. OP already has a job lined up that will afford him tons of options long term, so IMO at least, he's earned the right to say f it to this internship and have some fun.
It sounds like you were put into a tough situation, but I think you're responding to it in the completely wrong way. Respectfully, you sound more like a child than a senior in college.
I need training...
I need answers...
I need guidance...
I need... I need... I need...
I would flip this situtaiton on its head, and look at this as a learning opportunity. How can I learn to succeed in an environment regardless of circumstance?
Change your attitude about your work. Harden up, and try to meet the "unrealistic" expectations they've placed on you. Be resourceful and learn whatever it is, from whoever it is, so you can finish your projects. When you're working FT, I promise that if you keep this same attitude, and let your projects pile up because the company didn't give you "proper training." You won't need to quit, they'll let you go for someone who is hungrier and willing to learn on the job.
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