Summer Intern Review

by BNP Paribas

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Rotated on two desks, an Equity Research desk and a Commodity Sales desk. Tasks included deep research into companies and commodities, presentation creation and stock pitches. Also included lots of shadowing of employees across the bank.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • How to thoroughly research companies, read balance sheets and form opinions on company health. How to network and communicate with bank employees of all levels of seniority.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Received lots of responsibility in research, meeting corporates and summarising calls and meetings. Less chance to do so in sales but still more than expected.


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • HR was extremely helpful and supportive throughout the process. My managers guided me well throughout the internship, offering advice and support.


  • 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?
  • Amazing culture, kind, hard working people always willing to talk to interns and provide advice. Great team spirit on the desks too.


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

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

  • 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?
  • Thoroughly enjoyed the internship. Was really engaging and extremely helpful for understanding my future career paths.


  • 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 BNP Paribas
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend BNP Paribas to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BNP Paribas
  • Apply! It’s a great place to work, the culture is great.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2024


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