Week 3

I made some serious progress in week 3:

 I began nagging my manager for more work, and he ended up dropping a huge project on me.  I don't know too much about it yet, but it seems like I'll be doing some project management for a really influential change in the department that I'm in.

Along with a big work addition, I finally began reaching out to people beyond those that are in my office.  I emailed one of our speakers, who is a very important person, and he got right back to me and set me up with a colleague of his. His colleague, Wei, was very excited to talk to me and I was able to get a good grasp of what his department does.  I plan to continue reaching out to people in other departments to learn more.  Everyone seems to love to tell others about their job, and they are even willing to take time out of their day to tell a measly little intern about it.

Two Weeks

I've reached the two week point in my internship.  The beginning was slow, I'll admit that.  There was a lot of learning that I had to do before I could start doing things.  I'm still learning tons every day, but now I have enough of a base to be useful at the office.  I actually have a feeling that I am contributing to the team I'm on. I'm in touch with people around the globe and I have been collaborating with them already.

I'm pretty sure I know what Anti-Money Laundering is now, but the more I learn the more I realize how much I don't know about the business.  Either way, the past couple weeks have brought a lot of learning and optimism about the months to come.

First day at 388 Greenwich

After arriving at 388 Greenwich Street at 6:30 AM this morning (a little early, of course) and leaving around 6:00 PM, I still have no idea what I'll be doing in my Anti Money Laundering group.  The first day was designed to be an introduction to the 10 week summer program for all the summer analysts.  We began with all of the summer analysts in every group within Citi waiting in the lobby and were soon ushered upstairs for a pep talk in a huge presentation room.  A few facts were presented about the group of interns that were in the room, and it really is an impressive group of people.  The rest of the day was a blur of PowerPoint presentations outlining Citi and the different groups within O&T.  At the end of the day, most people met with their managers and learned a little about their job.  My manager had contacted me previously explaining that he would be away all this week, so I took the time to meet some of my fellow interns.

I'll have to be at work in Long Island City tomorrow at 9 AM in business casual attire, but that's easy after arriving at the Tribeca location today before 7 AM decked out in a suit.  I'm looking forward to beginning in AML and meeting the people I'll be working with.

MD