Deutsche Bank gave incoming summer interns a choice between an in-person or remote program. 92% chose to head into the office.

• Deutsche Bank let incoming US investment-banking interns pick between a virtual or in-person program.
• An overwhelming 92% elected the in-person option, according to a senior bank exec.
• The firm committed to distributed work equally among internship who are virtual or in the office.

The rush of internship season on Wall Street has nearly begun, and first-day jitters are no doubt closing in for the Street’s thousands of incoming neophytes.

However, as the pandemic wanes and New York reopens, firms have to consider whether they want incoming classes of interns to be in the office or working remotely.

At one bulge-bracket bank, the consensus is in: Interns overwhelmingly want to show up for the job in person.