Summer Analyst Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • I found the work really interesting and learned loads.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt that my work was useful to the other employees in my team, they even used the tool I developed while I was there.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Any questions I had were answered quickly and well, I didn't feel lost or confused at any point.

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

    • Although I had plenty of work to do, it was a relaxed environment under the agile methodology - we set our own pace.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Another intern and I were given full responsibility for our task, however this task did not affect the other employees work (so we couldn't break their code by mistake)

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learned a great new programming language, Scala, as well as all sorts of good programming practices and information on how banks work.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly, but not overly chatty. We did play basketball with the team every Wednesday which was great fun.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The internship was organised - there were talks and presentations which we attended and mid/end of term reviews.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We were given a two day training course, as well as the time taken out of employees days to help and teach us.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would definitely be interested in applying for their graduate scheme

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes!

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

    • Living wasn't too bad if you hunt around, but going out was expensive - but worth it in london!

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good, though we required people who knew London well to find the good places.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • As well as basketball every wednesday lunchtime, we had a community day in a park in north london where we improved parks and paths etc.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

November 2012

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