Summer Insight Week Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • About You
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

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

    • Really well organised

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

    • The company did not provide fantastic one-on-one feedback

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

    • There was availability but this was not made very clear

    2/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • There was a lot of clear lessons and guiding principles that ran throughout the week

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Well organised but occasionally structure was not made clear

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

    • Throughout the week the atmosphere was driven by participants

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

    • Good

    4/5
  • 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?

    • HR were relatively opaque about their understanding of the jobs involved but once we spoke to the actual workers they were very helpful

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

    • Principles were made clear but we did not experience any of the day-to-day environment

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Relatively helpful

    3/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Basic expenses were reimbursed and international students were well accommodated for

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

    • We were given a lot of face time with employees of the firm, but this could be improved

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

    • Some were poorly thought-out; in general very well organised

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

    • Not many - they're working too hard

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • A very clear summary of the bank overall with fantastic opportunities

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

September 2013

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