Spring Intern Review

I very much enjoyed my time at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The Insight is a great opportunity for those who have an interest in the investment banking industry and want to find out more about the industry as a whole. What is great about the program is the exposure - you are given the opportunity to connect and meet with employees from the different lines of business within the bank.

As much as you want - if you start the week with the intention of learning as much as you can, there is nothing stopping you. As I mentioned above, you have the possibility to ask the employees whatever you want and they are more than happy to take the time to speak to you. Al in all, I received a lot of support

I enhanced my skills needed to succeed after attending the Spring Program. The bank is really looking for a diverse group of people and they stress heavily that they want people from various disciplines. I definitely honed the skills needed to help my career and in my language degree too with the various presentations and stock pitches.

Highly structured. Everything was organised for us and we knew exactly what was going to be happening everyday whether we were shadowing desks, taking part in trading games or listening to senior bankers speak about their careers. The programs were highly structured but we were given the freedom to network with employees from nearly every division.

General atmosphere was very good. Everyone was highly approachable and friendly. I would highly recommend the Insight Program to anyone that has an interest in the industry but wants to learn more.

A lot - we took part in a lot of exercises designed to enhance our understanding of the industry - case studies with various lines of business, skills sessions, trading games, networking sessions, and a networking dinner with representatives from your preferred division. Work shadowing gave us the opportunity to learn about what the employees do on a day to day basis

Significantly. As a modern languages major and without much exposure to finance, it was difficult to truly understand what life was like in a bank. We were given the chance to speak to employees and ask them whatever we wanted about their experience in the bank, allowing us to understand what life is truly like

A lot - it is difficult to truly understand the values of any company until you work there - the insight allows you to understand the core values of the company and the culture

Valuable. This reinforced my interest in joining the investment banking industry.

Plenty - there were networking events nearly everyday.

Highly insightful - not only were we exposed to members of the bank who had been for some time but also employees who were similar in age to us and recently joined the bank. This was highly useful as this gave us the opportunity to ask them about the recruitment process and how they got there.

Yes. Various volunteering opportunities, support groups etc..

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