Spring Insight Week Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.6
  • Everything Else
    4.6

    About You

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

    • Aside from the occasional presentation, the whole week was very insightful and employees of BAML more than often gave their honest opinions on things which I appreciated a lot.

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

    • I guess as valued as a spring week intern can feel.

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

    • More than enough!

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

    • The information received and insights gained will be of great value for me going forward. The week was a real eye-opener in terms of what I want to do for a living and what to expected of those future choices.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Good!

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

    • Very pleasant. The other spring weekers where very nice and outgoing. Employees of BAML very honest, opinionated, and insightful. Exactly what I wanted going into it.

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

    • Presentations, case studies, work shadowing, networking opportunities.

    5/5
  • 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?

    • Even though employees would try to be as honest as possible, this is something that is just to hard to convey in such short time. Especially in such a volatile industry as the finance industry.

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

    • It wasn't in your face at all. But keeping your ears and yes open throughout the week and speaking to as many people as possible gave you great insight as to how the culture is at BAML.

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

    • Extremely valuable. I went into the week thinking I knew exactly which division I was most interested in and even which specific role. Networking with different people throughout the week completely turned me around to a division I earlier knew very little about and am now set on pursuing.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • My travel expenses were reimbursed.

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

    • Many! Both at the office and out for drinks or dinner.

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

    • Laid back and fun.

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

    • Yes - in terms of voluntary work and some social things as well.

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

    • Absolutely!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015

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