Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • The experience was hard, but I did enjoy a lot of aspects to it.

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

    • The people are friendly and you get a lot of exposure to senior management

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

    • Compared to other work experience where I was just making tea this was perfect, they give you important jobs that actually contribute to the business

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

    • I worked a 8.30 until 6 day. It was busy but I was no where near as stressed as the banking internships are made out to be (this is heavily dependant on what department you are in)

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

    • As I mentioned the jobs were important but you always had guidance to ask any question as stupid as it might be

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

    • The skills I gained were mainly personable so highly applicable for future life, but you shouldn't do an internship to aid with your studies.

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • Calm which was nice, again this is highly dependant on your department so research what you actually want to do within the bank before you apply. Many people fall into the trap of just applying for markets or Investment banking when another department would suit them a lot more.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well, my HR coordinator was excellent, so if there were any problems I could go to her. In the division itself, you can tell they are well drilled have the internship process

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

    • The internship is 50% them wanting you and 50% you wanting them, so they work extremely hard to make sure you get the best experience over the 10 weeks so you learn and want to come bank.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • It depends if I get the offer

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Sought off, it's like normal life If you want to go out people will be keen but there was only 2 or 3 actually events. These event were very fun though

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It's London... (The £1000 relocation bonus helps, but you will blow on something stupid)

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

    • Good bars, but again it's London, if you want to go out you can

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The touch rugby team is really fun, but apart from that there wasn't much. This wasn't a problem though because when the work picks up you don't want to have to go to random things. I was never bored though.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2016

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