Internship Review at BlackRock

The Role

Role Description

Work began 7am. Check news. Meeting half 7 expectation on you to input something. Work on project all day long, maybe attend broker meeting. Go home at half 7. Various teams for challenges have to fit that in around your daily work.

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Unlucky with team. Didn't know difference between buy and sell side. Blackrock asset manager not an investment bank. Easy mistake to make I did.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Give you a fair amount of responsibility. Feel they learnt something from my project.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Very little support. Think this was the manager in quesiton as other interns seemed well supported and motivated.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

slightly bored as project uninteresting. Towards end though extremely busy.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Fair amount of responsibility but only in presentation.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Defeinitely good skills. Using bloomberg, reuters, loads of understanding; portfolio construction, trade ideas, valuation (modelling very tought with little guidance)

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Poor on specific team. Good overall in the office.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Relatively well organised. More socials would be nice however. HR were good most seemed to be well organised and whole thing taken seriously by all even important people.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Invested in Bloomberg, traning for that, 1on1 excel training so pretty goood.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

• Company Parties/Events

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

Not for me. Great if you want to become a fund manager and first an alayst looking at company reports and models all day long!

Other Information

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Too few nights out. Interns more interested in working that going out and socialising on the whole.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Very expensive as to be expected in London. Living costs awful and going out depends where you go but still expensive.

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

City of London - Very poor nightlife!

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

Only saw one opportunity - to play football which I don't enjoy

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Definitely only apply if you know the difference between buy and sell side. This is not an investment bank! There are no traders! Everything is long term, slow and a lot of thinking as opposed to fast paced and exciting! In my eyes anyway

Review 51/55 for BlackRock

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