Investment Intern (Fixed Income) Review

by BlackRock

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.6
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Very valuable in terms of the insight it offered to the Investment Management - Fixed Income desk at Blackrock. It was rewarding to be assigned to real projects.

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

    • Great teamwork I felt, but everyone knew what their specific role was so this resulted in a real;ly efficient team dynamic.

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

    • My manager was eager to answer any questions that cropped up during the course of the internship - I was fortunate to be working with someone not too busy though!

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

    • In my opinions, the long hours reflect an industry standard - it was good for the interns to get a real sense of what the grad role would be like.

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

    • Given ownership of a predetermined project, thus this was a great way to show your worth by completing what you were set to the best of your ability

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

    • Actually a lot of the theory tied in with what I had covered as part of Economics in university, other than that - picked up lots of professional advice relevant to the industry.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was what I had expected - a hard working corporate environment that was very focused on the job at hand

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I felt it was well laid out in general, perhaps the hours were a little much considering this was an internship.

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

    • Feedback was given from the mentor assigned to you progressively, along with advice from an external agency who came in an worked with the interns on personal development etc.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not offered a full time role

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Got to know the rest of the intern class really well, everyone got along really well and went out as a group on most Fridays/weekends.

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

    • We were well compensated so London prices became more tolerable

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

    • The nightlife in Central London is great, something to do literally everyday. We really made the most of it while we could.

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

    • Really enjoyed the day dedicated to volunteering - this demonstrated that the firm wanted to give back to the community in some way.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

November 2012

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