Spring Insight Week Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

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

    • I enjoyed it very much as I got a very comprehensive insight into the firm. We got to shadow two different lines of business and had many presentations from a variety of people from all parts of the firm.

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

    • I felt valued during my time at the firm. The made an effort to develop our personal brand and enhance skills which are required to be successful in this industry.

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

    • We had HR on call and by email we could respond to them with any needs we had. Employees also went out of their way to help us when we contacted them.

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

    • The soft skills we learnt such as presenting and developing our personal brand can be applied. However, the technical knowledge cannot since I have a non finance background.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • There was a very comprehensive timetable for the entire week detailing times and locations.

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

    • The general atmosphere was that of which where people were very keen to help other out and to learn a lot about the industry.

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

    • Very comprehensive presentations and challenges which looked over skills such as presenting yourself and your brand, public speaking, collaboration.

    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?

    • Again a very comprehensive insight due to the fact there were many times where we could meet representatives from across the spectrum of seniority from the firm.

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

    • There was a very big emphasis on company culture during all the various presentations in the week.

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

    • They had many representatives and presentations. But we could only shadow 2 lines of businesses.

    3/5

    Everything Else

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

    • They reimburse travel.

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

    • So many opportunities from, simple networking evenings to networking dinners to multiple business panels.

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

    • There was a networking dinner, very informal setting got a very good opportunity to chat to senior members of the firm. Would've preferred there to be one social event just with the interns to get away from the corporate vibe.

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

    • There were business panels and through informal chats and networking dinners where employees were chatting about the different types of activities they could get involved in.

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

    • Definitely I would encourage a friend to apply if they want a truly comprehensive insight into an investment bank.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking, Banking

London

April 2018

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