Intern Review
by Bank of England
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
4.3
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
3.6
- 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
Enjoyable experience, met several excellent economists and had very interesting discussions with them. Lots of seminars that were really interesting too
The team is very close and were always providing encouragement
Full support, everyone in the team was always willing to help
Generally a very good balance. Sufficient work, but not too much that I'd have to stay too late
Not that much responsibility, understandable given my lack of expertise at this point in time
Practical application of what I have learnt in my degree. ALlows me to better see how the world really works outside the textbooks
The Company
Generally very fun, although people here are generally fairly busy as well. Did not mind it at all though.
Excellent
Organised presentations skills training that was very useful. Also allowed us to attend several internal seminars which was a great learning experience
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Not very sure yet. Will only hear back after the internship
The Culture
Yeah, the intern batch is really close
Fairly cheap as canteen is subsidised. Got back home for dinner but would otherwise have been expensive
Generally decent
Lots of opportunities, but never really bothered to try anything really
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Economics
London
August 2011
