Insight Day Review

by BlackRock

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Rating

2.5/5
  • About You
    3.4
  • The Company
    2.4
  • Everything Else
    1.9

    About You

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

    • It was fairly varied and there was a friendly atmosphere

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • It was hard to see real valuation in such a large group but everyone seemed sincerely happy to have met us

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • there were too many people to get truly helpful support i felt

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

    • they gave useful but general advice for the future

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • there was a decent theme throughout the day

    3/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • a fun light yet hard working atmosphere

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • it was only one day but you could tell that they had prepared well

    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?

    • talking to current employees from all over was particularly helpful

    3/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • i dont feel like i could really articulate how they differ from any other financial services company in internal culture

    2/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • this is really subjective

    1/5

    Everything Else

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

    • it was a one off day with reimbursement possible for those coming from further afield

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

    • there were networking opportunities but too many students to employees

    1/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • pretty standard

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

    • not really much information but I didnt really have an opportunity to ask

    0/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • A good day compared to what was expected

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

March 2014

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