Amazing!

The Tokyo internship experience met and exceeded all my expectations beyond belief! I chose Tokyo as it is one of the three global cities (Tokyo, London and New York) and thought it would offer the most challenges and new experiences (compared to other English speaking countries) and it did not disappoint. I was placed in an investment banking internship position and it was one of the most rewarding yet challenging experiences. All my local Japanese co-workers put in a lot of effort to make me feel welcomed and gave me a reasonable amount of work to keep me occupied yet not too stressed! The office was located in central Tokyo allowing me to go exploring after work everyday. I was lucky enough to experience the “local commute” and catch the squishy trains on the way to work most mornings which added to the authenticity of the whole experience. My room in the shared accommodation was bigger than expected and although the housing was a bit out of the way I wasn’t planning on spending a lot of my time at home anyway and happily spent my time exploring Tokyo.

I made long lasting friendships with all the interns and locals I was living with as well as the local internship managers who I considered more as friends than managers. The managers Shiana and Airi constantly took us out to new cool locations and arranged lots of plans for all the interns to meet up after work, really great environment.

Two days after my conclusion from the InternGroup I managed to obtain another internship at home and I only got the job due to my international experience! I highly recommend the InternGroup in Tokyo not only for the international experience you’ll gain, but the challenges you’ll face, people you meet and confidence you’ll earn is priceless.