Spring intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

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

    About You

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

    • We had the opportunity to meet with BAML employees and have a look into the mechanisms of a major bank.

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

    • We were treated with a lot of respect, and senior people of the firm really took the time to get to know us and share their experiences.

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

    • We were followed with close attention by the HR team, that was happy to answer all our practical questions.

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

    • I have gained insight on how a bank works, and was conforted in my choice of working in Market Finance.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Great structure.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • All other participants were really nice and open minded.

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

    • We had the opportunity to work shadow a team and had to do a stock pitch, an exercice during which actual traders and salesmen helped us.

    4/5
  • 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?

    • Having the opportunity to spend some time with employees and ask them honest questions gave me a pretty good idea on how they daily life at the bank goes.

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

    • A lot.

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

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Since I already lived in London and had an Oyster card I did not have any specific expenses related to the insight.

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

    • Specific networking sessions and a networking dinner.

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

    • BAML employees were really nice and took time to answer our questions, but the ratio interns to employees was pretty high. It could be useful to provide us with more opportunities, for instance during the lunch break.

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • We found out about the differents sports team and groups.

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

    • Yes definitely.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

April 2017

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