Spring Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.6
  • Everything Else
    5.0

    About You

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

    • Thoroughly enjoyed the Spring Insight Programme. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who's thinking of pursuing a career in Finance, but is maybe unsure. I went in with a very open mindset and decided to hopefully go through with a career in Finance!

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

    • During my time, I felt incredibly valued for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I was given the opportunity to meet senior employees during the special networking dinner. I was lucky enough to meet the Head of ECM aswell as the Head of UK Corporate DCM. Secondly, I felt like I developed my personal and professional network during this week.

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

    • Any time there was a task, the instructions were always extremely clear. The HR team were always very supportive throughout the whole week too.

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

    • Interpersonal skills and networking skills that I've developed this week are not only important in Finance, but is a general life skill that people should always look to enhance!

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured, timetables were given to us beforehand with what we were doing with our time this week.

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

    • Very positive, everybody whether that is fellow interns or employees are very easily approachable.

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

    • I felt that the company had invested a lot into us. We were able to work on a lot of our soft skills which are extremely important.

    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?

    • A lot because we had several sessions where we could speak to people from each division and gain an insight into what a full time role at BoAML is like.

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

    • A lot. Was able to speak to a variety of people whether thats Analysts or Directors that informed me about why they chose BoAML aswell as why they've stayed there for so long (if they're senior).

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

    • Work Shadowing days were very valuable! Initially, I had gone into the Spring Insight Week thinking that I would want to go into Global Markets, but ended up picked Global Capital Markets.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Had the option of travel expenses being paid.

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

    • Yes, many opportunities. Networking Dinner was a highlight of the week.

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

    • As mentioned, variety of networking events with opportunities to speak to very senior employees.

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

    • Yes, many different societies within the bank aswell as volunteering opportunities.

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

    • Definitely!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

April 2018

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