Summer Analyst - Investment Banking Review
by Bank of America
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.6
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The Company
4.8
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I had high expectations before the internship, but I can honestly say that my experience have far exceeded the expectations. A great learning environment, a great culture and great colleagues have contributed to this.
One of the aspects that have made me appreciate my time here with respect to my colleagues boils down to two main aspects. Firstly, everyone, no matter what level of seniority, are willing to take time out of their day to speak with me. Secondly, my colleagues are willing to give me important tasks, which makes the learning experience much more profound.
All interns were allocated contact persons with different seniority, which is a good system. Of course, if your contact persons are very busy you might interact less with them, which is a minor flaw.
Overall a very good level of workload. Of course, some days you were very busy whilst it has been less intense on other days, but that seems fairly typical for the industry in general.
As stated above, my colleagues were willing to give me important tasks, which makes the learning experience much more profound.
Overall, I believe these 10 weeks have been the best in my life with respects to professional development, so hopefully I will be able to apply it in other environments as well.
The Company
A very good work culture and it is apparent this is something that the employees truly value and nurture.
It shows that the internship has been running for a couple of decades since it has been extremely organised since day one.
Taking their time to meet with me, get me involved in different projects and showing awareness of my wellbeing.
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Extremely appealing and if I get the opportunity I definitely intend to come back!
The Culture
Everyone gets along really well and we frequently spend time with each other outside of office hours.
Working in London, obviously the cost of living is extremely high compared to a national / regional / global average. However, I think the social life London has to offer compensate for this.
With London being a truly global city, the nightlife doesn't disappoint.
There were definitely opportunities. However, I think that these could have been better advertised.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
August 2018
