Summer Analyst Review
by Bank of America
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
-
The Role
4.6
-
The Company
4.7
-
The Culture
3.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was extremely interesting! It was extremely enjoyable and challenging. Never a dull moment. A steep learning curve, but it was worth it. In my opinion, this is an experience everyone should have, especially if you want to work in the financial services industry.
They included me in everything, I was involved in almost everything immediately. Everyone make me feel welcome, and tried to answer any questions I had.
I had a mentor and a buddy on both rotations. They went over and beyond. They gave me advice and answered all my questions as well and tried as much as possible to help me settle in as fast as possible on my new desk.
It varied, but I was occupied at all times. Either at a meeting, working on spreadsheets, attending an intern event or seminar. Usually start the day with a quick report on the morning meeting, then do day-to-day work, some work on my project and work shadowing.
I was given quite a lot. In my second week, I started to make contribuutions to projects on the desk.
I learnt a lot in the past 10 weeks! A lot of technical skills as well. Coming from a non-finance background, I have gained extensive knowledge on the financial industry, how it works and insight knowledge and experience into how partical product classes work. I also developed other soft skills as well, such as presentat
The Company
Everyone is generally poitive and upbeat. It is a great place to work in, the people are amazing and extremely helpful.
It was extremely well organized. A great mix of work and social events.
The firm invested a lot in us! We had excellent training sessions before the internship, even during the internship we had a number of learning sessions as well.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
International Travel
Company Parties/Events
There's an opportunity to get a full time offer with the firm after the internship, which is great!
The Culture
Our intern class bonded quite well with each other. There were interns events, specifically for us to meet and get to know each other outside work.
London is generally a bit expensive, but relative to the city, everything was pretty decenty priced. But, as with big cities like London, you can find things to suit your budget.
The nightlife is quite good.
Yes,
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
August 2015
