Insight week Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • Very enjoyable, good mix of students and everyone was extremely friendly.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Every member of staff was very open to conversation and Naoto to give email addresses for further questions

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Two days to shadow members of staff in two departments and a large number of networking opportunities

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Helped me gain insight into investment banking but not so much information about my studies (I study physics)

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Very clear information, received a very clear timetable on the first day

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Relaxed and friendly, not competitive or overly helpful

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Quite a bit, there was a training or group exercise every day as well as the assessment day was very professional and insightful

    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?
  • Not the insight week as such but speaking to other business associates and hearing about their experiences was insightful

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Again speaking to members of staff who had worked there and hearing from a junior and senior business panel was very helpful

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Extremely, it was a huge deciding factor in confirming my decision to go into the banking sector

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • I wad reimbursed for all my travel and fed


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

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Relaxed in a number of settings

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Yes we had an intro to some of the opportunities

    5/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Definitely

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015


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