1st Year Insight Day Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

3.9/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • Everything Else
    3.8

    About You

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

    • Was very interesting and learnt a lot about the Bank although it was more listening to lots of information rather than actually doing anything

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

    • Was only a single day so hard to tell but didn't feel shunned nor completely valued as an individual, more valued as part of the group.

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

    • Everything was led and the day was very structured to ensure we knew what to do at all times.

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

    • Didn't really gain any new skills, learnt a little bit about application and interview technique but not really any life skills, although the information given was helpful so certainly not a waste of time.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured and the structure was set out at the beginning although this did change slightly throughout the day due to over/ under running. The only real problem with the structure was a "networking lunch" which involved two employees to speak to for the 50+ people attending the day and the "networking drinks" which although had slightly more people to network there were still not enough.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Really good atmosphere, was very fun and useful to meet other people trying to do the same kind of thing as you, although at times the presentations did become a little boring and there was a lot of information to take in at once.

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

    • Fair amount, had a member of the HR department with us for the entire day who was telling us how to make a better application.

    4/5
  • 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?

    • Quite well, the panel questions session with current people from the graduate programme enabled us to ask questions about their day to day role.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Really useful for this by speaking to the staff and listening to the information given and perks of working for the bank.

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

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Have been promised a reimbursement but am yet to submit my expenses, so when I do hopefully this will happen! The maximum amount allowed for travel was capped at £35 however.

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

    • Reasonable but could have been more staff with more time to give, I felt the employees at the networking session had probably only been asked to attend shortly before the insight day.

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

    • Opportunities to chat at drinks breaks, lunch and at the drinks afterwards.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Lots of sports teams and social groups within the bank.

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

    • Yes I would but it did have a substantial application form considering it was only a single day.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

July 2014

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