Advice for an incoming summer analyst
I am heading into a summer analyst role this summer at a major sell side RE shop. What can I do now to prepare and when I am in the office to ensure a full time return offer?
I'm sure you will get some great advice on here such as work hard, first in last out, double check your work, etc.
One thing that I think is often overlooked is forming a relationship with your team members. Every time you walk in to work make sure you say "Hello", and when you leave make sure you tell your coworkers "Goodbye". From there a simple 'How was your weekend'. or 'Did you catch the game' will go a long way.
Forming a relationship with your coworkers will go a long way, and once its time to decide if they want to give you a return offer you need as many of your team members in your corner as possible.
This is huge. I got in a habit of printing out, taking a step back and then coming back and proofreading my work, no matter how menial, to ensure everything was in place.
Things like formulas or more complex processes, you will be expected to mess up. When this happens: own it, ask a thoughtful question, and try not to ask it twice, if possible.
"House edits", as a former company I interned at call it, means that you quickly understand the formatting of how things are expected to be presented when moving up the chain, so learning that quickly will influence how easy people think you are to work with as well.
Agreed with everything else press107 said, just wanted to comment from my habits of moving too quickly and missing small things when I was younger.
Echoing on double check your work. Go a step further, triple check your work. If you turn in something early and ahead of schedule but make some errors, nobody will remember that you were ahead of schedule, but they will remember your errors. So, take your time and make sure your work product is free of errors.
Never ask the same question twice or make the same mistake multiple times. It shows you weren't being attentive at all when the question was answered the first time.
Be proactive and ask around for suggested reading materials, show that you're making an effort to soak everything up as fast as possible.
Don't ask questions that can be Googled. This one is the most irritating thing ever. Google something, if you find you're still iffy mention that you Googled it and found X, but are unsure if it's correct and then ask for input.
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