Summer Insight Week Review
by Bank of America
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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About You
4.5
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The Company
4.6
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Everything Else
4.6
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 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?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
The best part of the insight was meeting some of the people working in the industry. It's clear that Bank of America Merrill Lynch takes hiring seriously, having a very talented workforce working in different departments of the bank. Definitely a place where you can develop your skills and learn from the people you work with.
A high number of employees of different ranks were involved in the insight week, which really helped gaining an insight.
During the week we had skill sessions in two areas I have a deep interest in: enhancing innovation and avoiding cognitive biases. It was nice to see the bank investing resources in these areas, which are not directly linked to generating revenues, but still very important for producing high quality work.
The Company
We were involved in work shadowing, which helped understand the role of certain departments and discover the daily responsibilities of the employees in the those departments.
After the insight week and the work shadowing events, I decided to switch my preferred department to one that has a better match for my skills.
Everything Else
Lunch with analysts, panel discussions and other events
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Banking, Data Science, Computer Science
London
September 2013
