Insight Attendee Review

by BlackRock

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.5
  • Everything Else
    4.1

    About You

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

    • Enjoyable, great networking with BlackRock employees and other students

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

    • Hard to judge when only there for half a day!

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

    • Received much career advice.

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

    • Received a lot of advice regarding applying to summer internships as well as more general career advice.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very clearly laid out.

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

    • The pace was buzzing with excitement!

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

    • A lot of effort and money clearly went in to organising this day.

    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?

    • A lot of the employees whom I met described their typical day which gave a lucid understanding of what life is like at the BlackRock.

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

    • The event emphasised the importance of BlackRock's culture.

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

    • Still a tad undecided , but certainly helpful.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • I was reimbursed my travel expenses.

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

    • The main plus of this event was networking opportunities.

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

    • Cannot fault this.

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

    • No ,but then again I didn't ask.

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • A fantastic opportunity for anyone with an interest in finance.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2014

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