Summer Analyst in Technology Review
by Royal Bank of Canada
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
5.0
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
4.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was a very rewarding internship as I have had the chance to see how it is to work on a daily basis in the financial industry, surrounded by a team o professionals.
My work colleagues were always checking in on me in order to see if I managed to get used with my work or if I needed any help and this made me feel highly valued.
My manager set the outline of the project and he offered me the chance to take a trial and error approach in order to help me learn more and stop making errors.
My official working hours were from 9 to 5 and I have mostly stick to them.
I had to improve a piece of software used by the bank and it was really challenging, but at the same time, the manager said the system was already working decently so I did not have to much pressure over my shoulders.
I have learned how to code in a new programming language called Python, and this newly acquired skill can be used in a lot of industries.
The Company
The atmosphere was very friendly. Everybody was doing their work and also socializing during working hours which was good but everybody went home after their working hours, so you couldn't have spent time with your work colleagues after work.
The internship was organised very well as we were given in our first day there a calendar with all the activities that we needed to complete and if some activity needed to be change to a different day, we were e-mailed with the update in due time.
Flexi Time
Sports and Social Club
Company Parties/Events
They are indeed really appealing!
The Culture
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
October 2015
