Internship Review at BlackRock

The Role

Role Description

Supporting day to day operations of the company by providing solutions to any software issues within the company's own platform. This mainly involved database management and editing as requested by users of the system.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Tasks varied day to day. Obviously given the time frame it is difficult to grasp every aspect of the job, however, over the course of the internship tasks changed as we were able to cope with different more advanced requests.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

As we got more involved with the day to day tasks it was easier to contribute towards the teams workload and as a result more valued by colleague.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Really good team mentality. If the boss was not there then someone else would always make sure you were on the right track with your tasks. Everyone was open to questions in the team, which helped.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Changed on a day to day basis. Obviously we could do everything that the rest of the team did. So if some of the simpler requests came in often some days we would be in late other days there was not much to do.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

As the weeks went on responsibility increased. By contributing to real work of the team responsibility was definitely increasing all the time.

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

This internship would definitely be geared more towards a computer science type of degree, however, i do believe it has proved an invaluable experience in terms of getting an insight into the corporate life.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Good team ethic within the office. Definitely a work hard mentality with long hours often the case when resources were stretched.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Fairly well organized. A couple of trips down to London at the start and end of the internship. As well as an intern portfolio challenge running through it.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Some training at the start although the team was often stretched in terms of numbers so that understandably tapered off.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

• Company Parties/Events
• Healthcare/Dental

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Fairly good prospect of interns getting on the grad programme.

Other Information

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

A couple of events, dinner in london at the end of the placement as well as a bowling night in the middle of the placement.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Edinburgh is not that cheap.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

lots of bars and clubs in the centre of edinburgh.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

some football going on and a few team nights out.

Review 52/55 for BlackRock

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