TVS Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.2
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The placement was interesting and gave challenging work to complete at times. However i often found my self without work to do and having to continue to bug colleagues to see if i could help them in anyway.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The team were great and provided support from start to finish. Although we had a great work relationship, the placement was too short to enable the relationships to become more friendly.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Initially i was given very little guidance as to what i would be doing during my time at the bank. I had to make a start on the task briefly mentioned by my self as i often found my self with nothing to do. As the weeks went on i found support to become much better.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • A lot of my time spent was asking colleagues for work so i was often very bored. Sometimes when i did receive work however i was too busy resulting in overtime.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was not given very much responsibility during my placement as i was not able to find work for myself to complete.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • They have benefited my presentation skills and social skills even further.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • A great atmosphere with a real range of people and backgrounds. I found everyone was very polite and friendly and all were keen to have a chat with me if we ever bumped into each other in the kitchen area.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I would have to admit it was very poorly set up. Not only did i often find myself with little or no work to do i was also not allocated a department for my final week. It seemed as if my final week was abit of a waste of time as i seemed to only be having meetings with people from different areas to pass the time. Saying this however i think HR did a good job tailoring these meetings to my interests.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • No personal training or development was provided during my time.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Despite often not having much to do i would still consider working for the Bank of England due to the great atmosphere and interesting work that it provided to the employees.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • The social scene between students only existed due to a number of the interns being very sociable people.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Nothing was advertised.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2013

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