Summer Analyst - Portfolio Analytics Review

by BlackRock

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • fun working atmosphere, hard to get used to the reasonably long hours after spending all year at university, good integration with interns from other departments

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • highly valued by the end, but steep learning curve completely necessary before we were able to actually contribute

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

    • lots of guidance, my managers always had time for me and were enthusiastic about our discussions

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

    • real mixture, some weeks i had very little to do because my projects were dependent on external clients timelines, other weeks i was more busy

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

    • a reasonable amount, i think a fair level of responsibility given my low level of expertise. members of the team listened to what we had to say and we were given the chance to become the expert in a small area of research we were given

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

    • getting used to the corporate structure and the exposure to such a large company was a great experience as I now feel like I am ready for the real world of work. whereas just being at university and having worked at smaller companies I had no idea what it was like to work for a multinational

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • positive atmosphere. all very hard working and highly concentrated, reasonably quiet most of the time, but plenty of good chat with the other people and everyone brings food in to share when they come back from holidays

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

    • very well organised with frequent meetings to discuss how we felt it was going and what we direction we wanted to take it in. lots of inter departmental intern events organised by HR

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

    • lots of training sessions run by various members of the team, and many talks from across the company so the intern class as a whole

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • i was fortunate to get a job offer, the prospects were very high but it depends on the headcount. it is a growing firm but they obviously have limitations to the number of people they can hire

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • not all that many of the interns were keen for socialising, but the ones that were up for it were great fun and i made several great friends

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • london is crazy expensive, no way around it

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • many pubs, lots of clubs in the shoreditch area which is not far away

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • some, a softball team and some charity races

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

London

October 2013

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