Summer Analyst Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Great internship programme with good opportunities to develop skills, meet senior people and contribute to the firm.

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

    • Varies from team to team but overall a positive experience where you feel like a valued member of the team

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Support and guidance was great throughout

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

    • A good level of work given although in the run up to deadlines you were a lot busier

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • By definition of the role the responsibility could not be delegated however the tasks given were applicable and useful to the desks

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

    • Great insight into the financial industry and good specific technical knowledge of different products

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very market driven atmosphere that was fast paced and interesting to be part of.

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

    • Good rotation system plus alternative shadowing every week which enabled a good insight into many areas of the business. HR set up very good networking and technical learning sessions which really added to the experience.

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

    • There was a huge investment by the firm in the internship programme with a strong focus in making sure we learnt a lot and met as much of the business as possible.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a large intern cohort with a good social scene

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

    • Fairly expensive

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • good

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We were invited to the firmwide events which were good and there were also divisional and desk activities

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2016

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