First Year Insight Day Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

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

    About You

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

    • Well organised and executed day, very enjoyable

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

    • Only there for a day, however, we were treated extremely well. Travel expenses were reimbursed. Lunch and complementary wine afterwards was provided.

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

    • Opportunity to network with other students and employees (although all were relatively junior). Questions were really well received and answered. All employees were extremely friendly.

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

    • Valuable insight into what it would be like to work in that environment. Provided motivation to work hard.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well planned and well executed.

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

    • Extremely positive. Very relaxed and often informal, although a formal tone was retained throughout.

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

    • Only there for a day. Travel and lunch were provided though.

    5/5
  • 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?

    • Able to gain a good impression, the structure of the company were explained pretty clearly. Obviously we would have learnt more if we were there for longer.

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

    • Although we were only there for one day the attitude of the staff, organisation of the event and our general treatment meant we were able to learn a lot.

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

    • The industry and company were explained well.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Reimbursed up to £35 train fare.

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

    • Able to spend large parts of the day networking and asking question both informally and at a formal Q&A. All employees were relatively junior though.

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

    • Lots of opportunity for networking, however, all the employees were quite junior.

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

    • Yes, through networking.

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

    • Interesting day, which allowed me to learn a lot about the company and the wider industry. Only downside was that employees were pretty junior, however, it was only a one day insight.

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

August 2013

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