Spring Week Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • The Spring Week programme was incredible! Not only did I build relationships with a variety of professionals across the bank, but I also met some incredible people on the programme, from all walks of life!

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • The professionals were very keen to get to know us, they responded to questions very quickly and were happy to meet up outside of the programme to teach us what they knew.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Enough, the spring week programme was about finding out about what motivates and interests you. The guidance is therefore structured around this, enabling candidates to have the freedom to choose what they wanted to do.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I learnt a lot from the shadowing opportunities, rotating around different desks on the trading floor, however I wish we had more technical training.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Very well structured!

    3/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Very warm and friendly. There was lots of mini projects and tasks which brought out the competitiveness of the candidates.

    3/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A lot! You could tell from both the content and the structure of the programme had been very well thought out for the benefit of the participants.

    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?
  • Absolutely! It confirmed that I wanted Global Markets and Sales.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • There was lots of opportunities to meet business representatives throughout the week, which in opinion was the perfect way to gain an insight into the work environment.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • It was perfect!

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • I had the option to though!


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

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Loads!!!

    5/5

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

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Absolutely, in a heartbeat.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking, Banking, Economics

London

April 2017


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