Summer Analyst Review

by BlackRock

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Rating

1.6/5
  • The Role
    1.8
  • The Company
    1.8
  • The Culture
    1.0

    The Role

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

    • Unlucky with team. Didn't know difference between buy and sell side. Blackrock asset manager not an investment bank. Easy mistake to make I did.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Give you a fair amount of responsibility. Feel they learnt something from my project.

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

    • Very little support. Think this was the manager in quesiton as other interns seemed well supported and motivated.

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • slightly bored as project uninteresting. Towards end though extremely busy.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Fair amount of responsibility but only in presentation.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Defeinitely good skills. Using bloomberg, reuters, loads of understanding; portfolio construction, trade ideas, valuation (modelling very tought with little guidance)

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Poor on specific team. Good overall in the office.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Relatively well organised. More socials would be nice however. HR were good most seemed to be well organised and whole thing taken seriously by all even important people.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Invested in Bloomberg, traning for that, 1on1 excel training so pretty goood.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not for me. Great if you want to become a fund manager and first an alayst looking at company reports and models all day long!

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • Too few nights out. Interns more interested in working that going out and socialising on the whole.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Very expensive as to be expected in London. Living costs awful and going out depends where you go but still expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • City of London - Very poor nightlife!

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Only saw one opportunity - to play football which I don't enjoy

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2011

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