Spring Insight Week Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was really diverse and really interesting. I had the opportunity to understand the work environment of Bank of America Merryl Linch, met people and did some work shadowing. It is a great opportunity to learn more about the culture of the bank in a short period of time.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Employees from the bank took time to come and meet us. It shows that they care about us and about our questions.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • A really great support from the RH but also the employees. Everyone was there to help us and to answer all our questions. People were really available.

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

    • As we had the opportunity to go further on two business lines, I really learnt about this divisions. We were in smaller group and it was interactive; so everything was there to help us to understand the division and its specificities.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • It was really well-organized, we did not do one thng twice; every presentation was different, a lot of games.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • It was really friendly; I really met amazing people and I hop I will keep in touch with them. It w&s interesting meeting people from different backgrounds, the diversity was really present.

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • People in the firm took time to come and meet us; it shows how involved there are. Even senior people took time to meet us.

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • It is a short period of time to really understand but it is great to discover the offices and especially talk with people. The work shadowing was also really great to try to understand what it is going on during a full time position.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Meeting people was really great to understand the culure. And then, we had some presentations about the specificities of the culture, all the events and the associations.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Really great; I was interesting to research as weel, and after the presentation of the division, I was able to make my choice.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • All the accomodations was booked; really well-organized.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • A lot; thanks to dinner, drinks, breakfast. We had at least two networkings per day.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • A little bit noisy sometimes, and could be difficult to find a place. But a lot of great advice and availability from the employees.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, a great opportunity to discover everything that is offered to the employees.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes of course, a really great experience in a short periode of time.

    4/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2016

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