Software Developer and Analyst Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.6/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.8
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • The company went out their way to make sure we were enjoying the placement. Weekly social events and weekly HR contact to ensure we were having a good time

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

    • The company gave us a lot of responsibility as interns and the whole floor was interested in our project, making our work feel highly valued

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

    • We were able to ask anyone on the floor for help and they would happily sacrifice as much as we needed for help. Along with the daily meetings with a scrum master I felt we had more than sufficient guidance for the project

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

    • There was enough work to do during the day without feeling overloaded

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

    • We were given a new project from scratch where we had complete freedom over the direction we wanted to take the project.

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

    • Whilst my degree gave me the skills to do the job, the job gave me skills which will make my working of my degree much easier example of which is test driven development

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Working as an intern team we were able to have fun as well as work.

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

    • The organisation before on boarding was excellent allowing us to begin work from day one

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

    • There was a week of full training and continuous training throughout the entire internship everyday something new was learnt

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have been made an offer from them and I am very happy to be returning back there as a graduate

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Plenty of opportunities to socialise and network without feeling peer pressure of having to go an socialise

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

    • London... It's an expensive place but definitely worth it

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Excellent!

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

    • Football, rugby were available to participate in.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering

London

September 2014

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