Fidelity Investments

Technical intern (Software Engineering)

May - August 2018 • Trophy Club, TX

What I liked

Consistent schedule; friendly office environment; a sense of community; management was responsive to needs of the employees; free access to Udemy, Linda, and Fidelity education network

What I wish was different

Not much work to do, so some days were idle

Advice

Bring a notebook and take notes on everything. On days when you have nothing to do, you can take online courses to make the most of your time..

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Administrative intern

May - August 2018 • Merrimack, NH

What I liked

Very open and comforting environment. Amazing team.

What I wish was different

Some interaction with other interns.

Advice

Push yourself everyday in the office, don't be afraid to do additional work. Through a few weeks a was doing full time tasks.

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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Merrimack, NH

What I liked

I liked the work quite a bit. They gave the opportunity to solve real problems and most people treat you like a full-time employee.

What I wish was different

I wish they would provide housing. Housing in the area is pretty expensive if you are too far away to bring your own furniture. The other thing is that Fidelity has offices all over the world, so most of the work is done over videoconferencing. This means that most of the people you work with, you will rarely, if ever, see in person.

Advice

Make sure you understand what is going on. Ask a lot of questions early. Don't let time go by where you do nothing because you don't know what is going on.

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Investment Operations Intern

June - August 2018 • Merrimack, NH

What I liked

Abundance of opportunity to learn. Made visible contributions to team.

What I wish was different

I would of enjoyed experiencing a few different roles.

Advice

Always be eager to further your learning, do not hesitate to ask questions.

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Technical Intern

May - August 2018 • Denton, TX

What I liked

Great pay, good work experience

What I wish was different

I worked on an intern project that probably got thrown out at the end of the summer so it felt kinda useless.

Advice

Once you get the job, don't worry about anything just learn as much as possible.

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Marketing Intern

May - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

The office environment and the opportunities to network with such a large group of people

What I wish was different

I wish I had more opportunities to make actual important contributions to my team- doing work that wasn’t just “by the book”

Advice

At such a large company, its important to make more conversation and actively get your name out beyond your team- its easy to get lost as just another young face in as big a group as this one

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Intern

June - August 2017 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I really liked the people who I worked with.

What I wish was different

I wish I had worked more in teams, but this was just part of the role I had.

Advice

Be sure to talk to as many people as you can while you are in the office.

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Personal trust intern

June - August 2018 • Merrimack, NH

What I liked

Intern program was very well organized.

What I wish was different

You spend too much time just sitting in your cube not interacting with other people.

Advice

Make sure you always have something to work on or the days will feel very long.

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Business Analyst Intern

May - August 2018 • Salt Lake City, UT

What I liked

Unfortunately I was originally put on a group with very little work for me to do and I was not learning. I started to learn and enjoy the scope of my work once I took the initiative to move onto a more technical team.

What I wish was different

Planning out projects for the interns prior to of the first week and ending up saying “oh, we have interns. Let’s find something for them to do.” Also, there were lots of technical issues which made it hard to do work for the first month without access to some softwares, computer issues, etc.

Advice

Fidelity truly cares more about what you will learn from the internship as opposed to what you can give to the team. If you feel like you aren’t learning or would like to experience something different, speak up!

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Audit Analyst

June - August 2018 • Covington, KY

What I liked

Really good learning experience. Fidelity was really committed to helping their interns.

What I wish was different

More opportunities to learn about Fidelities business units.

Advice

Leverage your personal networks!

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Data Analytics Intern

May - August 2018 • Merrimack, NH

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Take advantage of all of the people you work with- network, network, network! It’s so important and can help you decide what you want to do

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Technical Intern

May - August 2018 • Merrimack, NH

What I liked

I enjoyed the candid nature of the company, along with the fact that everyone was willing to adapt and be open minded about taking on different opportunities during my internship between departments. The flexibility was amazing, and I truly loved the experience.

What I wish was different

The bureaucracy is a bit intense on the administrative side, and while that did impact the first week or so of my internship, everyone was really understanding and mindful that this is just the way that such a large institution has to work.

Advice

Be honest with everyone around you! Fidelity provided me and my fellow interns with an environment to learn and contribute in equal parts. Make mistakes, talk to people, and most of all act with your team, you're only going to get the best out of this internship if you're just as ready to engage as your mentors and those around you.

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Asset Management Intern

June - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

Great people - great company!

What I wish was different

Advice

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Software Engineer Intern

May - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I enjoyed the ability to work with real world projects, and working on the amazing teams.

What I wish was different

I wish the pay was a little more competitive for software engineering.

Advice

Make sure to take advantage of Fidelity's spectacular network: the teams are filled with spectacular (friendly, knowledgeable, intelligent), and Fidelity is such a massive company you can get the experience of different companies by just changing business units.

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Penetration Testing Team Intern

May - August 2018 • Raleigh, NC

What I liked

The people who I worked with were wonderful and I learned a ton about computer security.

What I wish was different

I did not like their intern events as much as I thought I would. They had a summit for the interns and it was not very interesting and they struggled to maintain everyones attention.

Advice

That your coworkers are your best resources and shadowing many different people can be very helpful to understand the industry you are in.

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Actuarial Intern

May - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I loved that I was treated as a full time associate. I felt like I contributed to the company in a meaningful way. My coworkers we very helpful and supportive.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have stayed longer!

Advice

Take full advantage of every opportunity that comes your way during this experience.

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Software Engineer Intern

May - August 2018 • Smithfield, RI

What I liked

I was a member of an agile team and had the opportunity to follow what they do each day. Additionally I spent time with a mentor who I was able to learn a lot from. During my time I did work that went to production and was used so I felt valuable.

What I wish was different

Advice

Talk to as many people and do many things in order to learn as much as you can.

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Technical Intern

June - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

This internship really gave me a lot of good experience in Agile as well as working on a technical team. Fidelity is also extremely good to their interns and allows you to network across the company, not just Tech.