GCIB Credit Analyst Review

by Bank of America

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Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I was given a lot of responsibility from the start. While on the internship I was involved in 2 live deals, where I performed credit analysis and due diligence on clients; additionally I was given the responsibility of monitoring existing credit transactions. It was a virtual internship but my team involved me in all group discussions.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • i was able to build my credit analysis by reading financial statements and doing industry due diligence. time management as there was a lot to do with tight deadlines


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • From day one i was given a lot of responsibility. I was able to work on live deals as well being trust with doing annual reviews on existing lines of credit.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a mentor and a buddy with whom I had weekly calls to discuss progress. I was also encouraged to reach out to senior members of staff across the bank who were always really helpful.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • It was really friendly group environment where everyone was really helpful.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It was a really enjoyable internship and I have accepted an offer to join full time


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Bank of America
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Bank of America to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Bank of America
  • Try and reach out to as many people at the bank as possible before applying. I spoke with someone in my division prior to my interview and it really helped me throughout the process.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

August 2021


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