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by BlackRock

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Rating

3.9/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

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

    • Even though I was only there for an afternoon, I really enjoyed the insight day and I felt that I a took a lot away from it. They had clearly put a lot of effort into organising it.

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

    • Hard to say as we were only there for a short while, but all the staff made themselves available to you if you had any questions, and they did seem genuinely interested in helping with your own personal development.

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

    • Staff were made available to you at all times if you had any questions.

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

    • I didn't learn anything that would assist in my degree, but it certainly helped to give me a better idea of career choices after university.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • It was well structured as there was a set agenda for the day and there wasn't a spare moment where we were left waiting with something to do.

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

    • Relaxed, friendly. Met a lot of students from different universities/backgrounds, everyone was chatty. Even met some new people from my own course that I hadn't met yet.

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

    • 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?

    • Very insightful, I have a much clearer picture of what it would be like to work for BlackRock or an Asset Management firm.

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

    • I was very impressed with the company's culture

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

    • I will definitely be applying for their summer internship and graduate schemes.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • they reimbursed travel up to £50

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

    • Most of the networking was student based as there was around 90 students attending. I did get to speak to 4 or 5 BlackRock employees and they were really helpful

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

    • We were only there for a short while but there was an 'afternoon tea' networking event

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • No but this was hardly relevant giving the duration of the event

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

    • Well worth attending

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

March 2014

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