Internship Details

  • Job Title: Sales And Trading Summer Internship
  • Start Date: 2011
  • Length: Internship (1-4 Months)
  • Location: London,
    Central London and City
  • Salary: More than £30,000
  • Roles: Banking - Commercial, Banking - Investment, Banking - Retail, Banking/Finance
  • Reviewer’s Course: International Finance
  • Reviewer’s University: Other
  • Review Date:

Company Sectors

  • Banking - Investment
  • Banking/Finance

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Job Title: Sales And Trading Summer Internship

Overall Rated 7.8

★★★★★★★★☆☆

The Role

Role Description

Do some research work for the teams.
Prepare presentations
Develop IT tools to help with the tasks of the team
and more...

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

Rated 9/10

It was a great experience! Short, intensive... and I have learn a lot.

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

Rated 8/10

You are really well considered by your colleagues. It was great to get the chance to ask questions, and to see people take time to answer to the best of their knowledge.

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

Rated 8/10

Great management! Not the kind of internship where you are left alone.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The pace was intensive, but it is the normal pace in investment banking.

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

Rated 5/10

The responsabilities were at the level of my confidence. As the job is intensive and quite demanding, it is important not to have too much responsabilities. Nevertheless, the missions I was given were challenging, and enabled me to learn a lot!

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

Rated 8/10

Great experience on this side too!

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Intensive and challenging

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

Rated 10/10

Great organization by HR. Every actor of the internship (manager, tutor, mentor...) was usefull for the intern, and their role was clearly defined.

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

Rated 7/10

Trainings were provided

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

  • Subsidised/Company Gym
  • Company Parties/Events
  • Staff Sales/Staff Shop
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Got a job

Other Information

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

Rated 10/10

The ambiance was great... Met a lot of new friends!

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

Rated 4/10

London is quite expensive, but the pay enabled to deal with that.

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

Rated 7/10

A couple of nice places enabled to relax fter work.

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

Rated 9/10

Depending on the time left, it was possible to do lots of things.

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?

A great internship experience! I recommend it...

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this intern student rated Bank of America Merrill Lynch with a 7.8 star rating average.

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Review 43/58 for Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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