Sales Analyst Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • A lot of learning opportunities to learn and attend a wide variety of lectures to help you understand the bank quickly.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I had two managers, but they seemed to be very busy so I had to find work and ask other colleagues for advice

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My managers would give me support but because they were travelling a lot, I couldn't see them that much

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Sometimes I had to find my own work while other times, other colleagues would give me other work turning to a really busy day

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I had my own project for the short time that I was there and it was relatively easy, the importance of the project was medium, it's sometime they wanted to do but never got round to doing it.

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

    • The experience and simply being there is a excellent experience of getting an insight into the industry

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • I was in Sales, therefore most colleagues would be travelling, however general office atmosphere was good. People did their own thing at lunch.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Almost every other day, there was an organised lecture about another function that we could attend.

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

    • Lots of senior people that you could speak to and lots of time to have one-one conversation with.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They did hire numerous candidates

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yes, there were weekly drinks and biweekly drinks organised by the bank

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive but there are some cheap places just outside of Canary wharf

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's far away from nightlife but there are a lot of pubs around

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Weekly pub events.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

December 2011

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