Insight Day Visitor Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

3.2/5
  • About You
    3.3
  • The Company
    2.9
  • Everything Else
    3.5

    About You

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

    • Informative, also a good opportunity to network with other undergraduates interested in similar career paths.

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

    • Not applicable as such. Bank was welcoming however.

    2/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Insight day was informative and there were enough opportunities to ask questions.

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

    • Gave me a real insight of the workings of the Bank, has made me seriously consider it as an option, however I would have liked to have gone into further detail about what each department does.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Good mixture of interactive and information specific sessions, on the whole was well structured.

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

    • Information specific sessions are in general dull but having a mixture of sessions livened the day up.

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Travel expenses, lunch and time commitment would make it seem that they do care about their undergraduate opportunities.

    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?

    • Talking to employees was useful but first hand experience is the only way of knowing what it would be like and in an insight day this is not possible, but talking to employees certainly helped.

    2/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Information on structure and departments was a little more rushed than I wanted.

    2/5
  • 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?

    • Travel expenses were paid of up to £35

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

    • Two different events for networking throughout the day and employees were very forthcoming.

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

    • Good, opportunity to enjoy lunch and a drink with fellow perspective employees and current employees.

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

    • Out of work opportunities were not discussed.

    1/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Useful if a career at the Bank interests you.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Business Operations, Banking, Government, Information Technology, Insurance & Risk Management, Audit

London

August 2014

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