Insight Day - Women Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.9
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

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

    • Very enjoyable business game

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

    • A little valued but they could have given us name badges and got to know us more personally

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

    • Lots of panel discussions where they gave us a lot of guidance

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

    • taught me the STAR method at answering interview questions

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Quite structured but did often not keep to timetable

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Quite a good atmosphere with lots of opportunities to network and socialise

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

    • Had a skills sessions where they told us how to excel at interviews and assessment centres

    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?

    • Had the chance to talk to a lot of graduates about their jobs and the company culture

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

    • Spoke to a lot of people about the company culture

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

    • Told me a lot about what the company does and would definitely like to work there now

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Currently awaiting to be reimbursed but have sent back a form

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

    • lunch, afternoon coffee break and afterwards a drinks session so plenty

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

    • Time to speak to other people occurred often

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

    • One person spoke about going out for drinks after but no official discussion happened

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, very insightful

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Actuary, Audit, Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Banking

London

August 2013

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