Internships at major banks and financial institutions such as JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, HSBC, etc, are both very highly beneficial to do, and popular as well. Here are some benefits you could get from getting into internship at such firms:
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Direct experience in the field - you would be working on software projects that would be deployed and would be of significant importance, since they would be involved in directing cash flows, monetary policy implementation, fraud detection and more
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Working in a professional environment - good experience to get accustomed to professional business practices
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Very good for CV, demonstrates good experience to future potential employers - particularly at a well known institution
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Opportunities to grow - once working as an intern for a firm, it is easier to make connections, and if you demonstrate your commitment to the work, it is easier to obtain references and future job prospects at the firm
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Opportunity to work in or with several fields, not just computer science - due to these firm’s involvements in an array of different areas, such as technology, energy and medicine, you would have the opportunity to grow and expand your knowledge
Here are the pages for internships at different firms:
