Insight Day Intern Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

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

    • Thoroughly enjoyed this insight day, good mixture of games, info and useful skills session too.

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

    • Great hospitality with regular breaks for drinks and food, and even serve wine at the end!

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

    • Excellent advice on applications and interviews.

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

    • Hopefully will help me to get that internship next year!

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very clear well thought out structure.

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

    • Lots of friendly people as well as friendly staff who were happy to talk.

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

    • Only a day long but got some valuable skills for job applications.

    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?

    • Good panel discussion with recent graduates gave a good insight into the company.

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

    • The graduates talked about this in detail.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Interesting to see other areas the bank has as well as the mainstream economics type roles.

    3/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Reimbursed for train ticket etc up to £35

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

    • Around 3 networking events which was useful however not a lot of people to network with.

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

    • Friendly with good space to walk around.

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

    • This was also discussed in detail with the graduates.

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

    • Well structured and insightful.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking, Economics

London

July 2013

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