Financial Products Summer Intern Review

by Bloomberg

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Great people, great environment, great fun, great exposure to daily business operations

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

    • They made me feel very valuable to the organization, allowed me to take the initiative and to manage my own time

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

    • They were always available whenever I needed help and gave me the impression to really value my efforts

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

    • Not in terms of working hours but the job was very intense

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

    • Highest responsibility, for example, I leveraged on my own network to organize a meeting and know the whole team

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

    • Would have been very useful but I should be done with university

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People were just amazing. Built great relationships with everyone I met

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

    • Internship has been organized very well, the workload was balanced and the activities really interesting

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

    • They invest heavily in Human Resources, the first week has been training to level the playing field and in the following 9 it was on the job training

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I had the chance of seeing the financial products department as a whole, and loved both analytics and sales

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Absolutely, the environment and the people in general were among the best things of the internship

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

    • Pretty high, it is central London

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not aware of that, did hangout just out of office. There was a nice pub tough

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

    • There was charitable activity, and we did one BOB Event during the internship

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

London

September 2019

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