Spring Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.8/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.9
  • Everything Else
    4.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I really enjoyed this insight, the first hand experience is something that I appreciated the most as well as an insight into various divisions. I learnt so much in such a short period of time.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • The company makes a real effort to care for all their employees and this really comes across when interacting with people from the firm, there is a real emphasis and focus on the people and culture and ensuring that it remains this way.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Every person I came in to contact with was more than willing to help, from HR to MDs.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The skills I developed as well as the experience will definitely help me in the future in terms of progressing with my career as well as helping me in similar situations in the future.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • The insight week was very well-structured with a range of activities planned from networking drinks and dinner to the opportunity to work shadow in different divisions.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • The atmosphere was amazing, the culture at the firm really stands out and the other spring interns also showed similar personalities to those already at the firm.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There were many different workshops which focused on developing skills such as speaking confidently to present well as well as how to work effectively in teams which are all skills that are necessary in various roles so these will definitely be useful to everyone in the future.

    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?
  • To a large extent. There was the opportunity to meet people within various roles and of various seniority within different divisions and everyone was more than happy to answer all questions honestly.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • This was a very large focus which came up multiple times throughout the week.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I learned so much about different divisions and it became clearer what type of work I preferred and where my personality would be potentially better suited.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • There were networking drinks, a business careers fair as well as a networking dinner. In terms of meeting other employees of the firm, we were constantly meeting new people.

    5/5

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

  • 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?
  • 5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2019


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