Spring week insight program Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.9/5
  • About You
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.9
  • Everything Else
    5.0

    About You

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

    • It was very interesting to have this inside vied of the bank and all its different divisions. It gave me a clear idea on how a leading financial institution actually operates.

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

    • Having the opportunity to meet with some of the best and brightest analysts of your prestigious institution, discussing with them on their jobs and also participating to some activities alongside them was one of the best experiences I had during this week.

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

    • The human resource team and the analysts were available to all our questions during the insight week.

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

    • I think that with all the informations that had been given to us last week, now financial courses may seem less abstract and theoretical.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The organisation of the week was perfect. Everything went smoothly.

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

    • The interns, the HR team and the analyst were very nice. The atmosphere was so pleasant that it was sad to say good bye to all those people.

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

    • The work shadowing, the study cases and the different presentations we had showed the interest the bank had in us and how they believed in us.

    5/5
  • 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?

    • Discussing with the analysts on their day to day job was very interesting since we could understand their jobs.

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

    • At each presentation, we could perfectly figure the culture of the bank.

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

    • The work shadowing was actually the perfect way to help us step up our mind on the future career path we may have in the bank since we had the opportunity to live for a few ours the experience of a banker in the divisions we preferred.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • To be reimbursed during the next weeks

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

    • We had the opportunity to meet other employees each day for the week. And that was the most interesting thing of the program since we had the opportunity to have a personal approach with a large number of them.

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

    • The dinner and the cocktail were perfectly organized in order for use to meet with different personalities of the bank.

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

    • The session about the networking within the bank gave us an idea on the different "clubs" the employees could get involved into outside of work.

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

    • I think this experience is a perfect first approach to the financial sector for any first year student interested in the banking sector.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

April 2014

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