Insight Day Review

by BlackRock

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.4
  • Everything Else
    3.8

    About You

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

    • A great opportunity to network with other students and analysts at BlackRock. I learnt more about the company, its subsquent roles and responsibilities. The people who worked at BlackRock were very friendly, and also they provided a great variety of snacks!

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

    • Much care was taken into the presentations and financially interactive games.

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

    • There were people who came around and discussed the strategies with us.

    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 a heads-up to the competition that I was facing.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Had a good structure to the insight, it was all planned out exactly which groups would go which session.

    3/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Very friendly and made some connections

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

    • Gave us some basic insights into investing and provided us an idea of what it was like. We were given several games to play which put us in the mindset of an investor.

    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?

    • This was provided at the start of the session and through networking

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

    • People who worked at BlackRock were able to convey this, I felt I understood the culture better after speaking to and hearing from them

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Provided me with a good insight of the atmosphere at BlackRock, felt that I was more likely to work with them afterwards

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • I was not paid or reimbursed expenses

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

    • Yes there was opportunities in between the sessions

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

    • Excellent, made a great deal of connections from other universities and some analysts

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

    • Graduate opportunities were mentioned

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes an excellent chance to find out more about the company and network

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

March 2015

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