Bank of America Insight Week Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.9
  • Everything Else
    3.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was a great insight into the investment banking world and also learning about the culture.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • The firm invested a lot of resources over the week consistently keeping us busy

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Employees were always available to help and we always had a point of contact

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

    • The group exercises and presentations we did will be useful throughout our future career

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • It was planned out everyday where we were briefed in the morning and always had lunch together

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Mixing with like-minded students was mentally stimulating and a lot of fun

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

    • Lots of coursepacks and information resources were given to us from the onset.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Speaker-series allowed us to understand what it was to work in the fim.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • We weren't able to immerse ourselves in it as it was only a short period

    3/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • The resources and presentations will help me when choosing which part of the financial sector to go in to

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • unpaid

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • there were both formal and informal networking activities provided.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Quite difficult to talk around the room with the employees in a tough environment.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I wasn't able to find out this information.

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • It really challenges your abilities and what you have learnt at university too.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2013

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