MBA Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Great experience with plenty of diversity and exposure to industry standards / snr colleagues

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Fully engaged in process and active effort taken by current bankers to have interns involved

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Plenty of opps to speak to very senior people in the bank and sound career guidance provided with intern's best interests taken very carefully into consideration

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Banking, as expected, is a demanding job so naturally the placement has been busy but not impossible to manage time and work-load

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • High degree of autonomy involved with associate level projects. E.g. preparing high level presentations and working through valuation tools.

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

    • Very much in line with a finance major MBA so will certainly be an asset upon return to business school. Beyond finance, the knowledge and skills developed around understanding core strategy, comm skillsm teamwork, brand recognition etc also fit in very well with an MBA programme

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Strong work ethic but not one which compromises social aspect of being involved in a demanding environment

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well managed and staffed by staffers with plenty of opps to tailor your own needs / work on areas of interest or improvement

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

    • Very intense 1 week training programme which helped with ongoing holistic talks organised by bank where senior people talk about industry/firm/challenges etc.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not easy to ascertain this but impression is that an all-round approach is key to getting hired e.g. technical and soft skills

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Very active socialising within class of interns, certainly amongst associates - not only during lunch/dinner in office but also beyond e.g. weekend/evenings

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive to live and play in, but there are plenty of chances to make your money stretch

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • City of London is very vibrant but for late night London in general is very much alive and happening

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • London offers plenty of chances to get involved in extra-curric things, also bank has plenty of employee-arranged activities e.g. football

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2014

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