summer anaylst Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed my internship to the fullest. I met a host of amazing people here aside from the many new things I learnt. Indeed I have formed global connections.

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

    • I felkt very valued by my colleagues. This was demonstrated in the fact that some colleagues will come to me to seek my opinion on a subject/

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

    • I had the best managers on my various rotations. One particular manager had a daily catch-up meeting to discuss projects I was doing and ways he could help

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

    • Super Busy.. On most days I had a lot going on. I was quite proactive and sought assignment from evryone on my desk. For that reason I was relatively busy .

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • My managers gave me a lot of responsibility that added value to the whole team. For instance I summarised daily research reports which is circulated to the team.

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

    • The training I recieved were very helpful because prior to this internship I had little exposure to the financial markets and how it operates

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very lively and busy. Because I sit on the equities trading floor at such a big bank it was very noisy with a lot going on. It was entertaining as well as a lot of the traders had interesting characters

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

    • The internship was well organized. At every point in time you knew exactly whatr you were supposed to do. HR was also very visible to answer any pressing concerns

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

    • We went through several trainig sessions. I did two weeks of pretraining before joining my desk. Also, we went to Bloomberg and Reuters for separate training as well. I had access to Bloomberg and Reuters

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very good It's a growing bank so hence more hands will be needed

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • definitely. I made a lot of new friends. Outside work, I used toi hagout with my fellow interns

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

    • I'm from Africa. Hence I found the cost of living in London expensive

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The nightlife was not always lively. Everyone rushed home after work. However on several occasions my team and I would go for drinks

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes there were several of these opportnunities Personally I did a volunteer work

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2015

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