News intern Review

by Bloomberg

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Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • We did two placements of one month each. Firstly, I was on the government desk, writing up daily speeches and data releases, and working on longer projects which involved data analysis and reporting. Secondly, I joined the metals team, monitoring prices, writing regular updates, and typing up analyst research

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Yes! I learnt how to identify the most important part of a story, how to write in the Bloomberg style, how to pitch and talk to analysts. It was a great learning experience

  • 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?

    • 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?

    • Yes! I was surprised how much I was trusted with right from the start of the internship. It was very much a case of: jump in and learn on the job

  • 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?

    • Lots. We had weekly meetings with the programme leads, daily check ins with editors and my direct boss, and constant access to a training team

  • 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?

    • Very professional but welcoming and friendly

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • Very much!

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Bloomberg

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Bloomberg to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Bloomberg

    • Go for it! And don't worry about it being a financial company, you pick up the beat as you go

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Journalism & Publishing

London

August 2024

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