Insight day Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

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

    • The insight day was informative with some ice breakers game. i enjoyed it

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

    • Everyone was so friendly and they made us to games to get to know each other. The staff was very approachable

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

    • The guidance and support was outstanding. It was very informative about how to get placements and a graduate job

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

    • The staff gave us tips and hints about interviews and gave us information on how to create a good application

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • it was well organised and timed fantastically

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

    • The day started out good but after lunch it was becoming a drag

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The gave us insights upon what will happen into the graduate position not much training occurred

    3/5
  • 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?

    • They brought graduates to talk to us and we had a panel discussion so we was aware of what a job would be like

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

    • They gave us a powerpoint presentation about the culture

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

    • The information they gave us did help me decide upon a career

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • max £35 for expenses which is a good thing

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

    • They were plenty of staff and graduates to talk to

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

    • there was plenty to do

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

    • Yes they mentioned plenty of social events outside the bank such as gyms and sports events

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

    • If your interested in economics or banking then yes join it

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

London

July 2013

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