Analytics and Sales Intern Review

by Bloomberg

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Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • 2 days in Analytics. Includes in-depth training of various asset classes and Bloomberg's solutions to this e.g. equities, fixed income, derivatives etc... Additional exams and phantoms to test knowledge. Project work 3 days in Sales. Includes client meetings, calling clients for a variety of reasons, seminars and teaching workshops. Project work Shadowing sessions, networking opportunities and 1-1s across both days


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Breadth of financial knowledge increased. Deeper development of tech skills such as AI and coding with python. Other quantitative and analytical skills developed especially using Excel and worksheets. Soft skills like leadership, and collaboration also developed via networking opportunities. Teaching and communication greatly improved due to client interactions


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • A lot of manageable responsibility. Very much trusted and not micromanaged - had 4 projects


  • 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?
  • An incredible amount. An ecosystem of 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. Very non hierarchal and approachable. Almost all people encountered are very lovely and willing to help


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • An incredible amount


  • 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 Bloomberg
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Bloomberg to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Bloomberg
  • Don't be afraid to be vocal


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Sales

London

August 2024


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