Summer Analyst Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Brilliant time, good insight into the banking industry and the company. Great people, good technological methodologies.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Every person I met was willing to spend time, teaching and explaining concepts/processes. So I think its fair to say I was valued.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Very clear instructions on what was expected from me, from both HR and my team.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • This varied a lot, I was given my own project which I could always work on. If I wasn't working on my project I'd be shadowing/in meetings etc or just around my team.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • It's an investment bank. They handle a lot of sensitive and private data. I wasn't expecting to be given a lot of responsibility, however for my own project i was given full creative control. As for work other that my individual project, any changes I made were supervised or overseen. Plus there's a bunch of testing in place so if i broke anything, we'd know :)

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • v much.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Felt like a tech company, on the tech floors. On the front office floors, it felt like an investment bank.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • HR did a brilliant job. Shout out

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They invested a heap of time, training and development into interns. They understand how important we are in terms of the companies future development.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Awesome.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yes and No. If you want a good social scene you'll make it for yourself.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.London.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • So and so. It was a 10 week internship, we had a few intern activities. Apart from that there are loads of societies in all areas such as faith, sport, culture etc etc

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

October 2015

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