Project Intern Review

It was a very enjoyable experience and I am delighted I will be coming back.

I was receiving constructive feedback from my managers on a regular basis throughout the internship. Many people from my team attended my final presentation and gave me good feedback afterwards.

I was given enough guidance to know what I had to do, but at the same I was given freedom and encouragement to choose my own methods. On a few occasions when I got stuck with my project, my managers suggested possible solutions.

I had enough time to complete my project, and attend public lectures / seminars / presentations that were of interest to me. I usually worked 7-10 hours a day, (plus an hour lunch break), and I was busy most of this time.

I believe I was given the right degree of responsibility. My project was neither crucial to the team's operations nor urgent, so I did not feel very pressured. But I knew it was useful and the team was interested in seeing my results.

I learned some new skills, e.g. computer programming, that I never had to use before. I attended a whole-day presentation skills training session and could then apply the skills in practice during the final presentation (1 hour) when I had to present my results to the team

There is an open plan office, but it is usually surprisingly quiet. Everyone is nice and supportive, and the team usually spends an the lunch break together. We went out together on Friday evenings a few times during my 8 weeks there.

The organisation by my team was very good and I knew from day 1 what my project was going to be. I feel the organisation by the HR was a bit less well-organised, even though my managers submitted my final evaluation on my last day, I had to wait a few weeks to find out if I was offered a permanent job.

I attended a whole-day presentational skills training, and the IT training. Almost everday there were some interesting seminars / presentations that I could attend. They were given both by the bank employees and by external researchers and academics. The Bank is one of the very few institutions that sponsors the whole cost of the postgraduate study (MSc), and also contributes to the PhD courses of its employees.

I got a job offer and I am accepting the offer.

We used to eat lunches together in the bank canteen and often go out together after work.

Pretty expensive - what you would expect in London.

The Bank is located in central London with many pubs and clubs and restaurants around.

Yes there are number of activities in and out of the office campus.