Financial Analyst Review

by American Express

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Good Placement with real responsibilities.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt a much needed part of the team

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Was given good support on what to do and how do things as well as good constructive feedback

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

    • Felt I had little to do for good portions of the day

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Was given the responsibility of any other full time employee

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

    • Got good feedback for improvements and support to improve them and thus by end of year had developed many skills which covered both soft skills and technical. Excel skills are very necessary...

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very informal, (may even too informal) so very relaxed.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Overall AMEX is very experienced at holding placement years

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Sent me on several expensive training courses which were very expensive.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very keen on getting people back after university. Offer a sponsership program

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Very social people who enjoy nights out...

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Brighton is fairly cheap compared to London

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • decent nightlife

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Average amount of out of hours activities.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

June 2011

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