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Job Title: Summer Analyst

Overall Rated 6.8

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The Role

Role Description

Daily I would attend broker, analyst and company meetings with my team. Contribute to post meeting discussions and write up meeting reports. Throughout the placement I was given a project to complete and present on at the end. Further to this, a 'portfolio challenge' was given to the group of interns and essentially allowed us to work together as a team to run an investment portfolio which had an initial investment of £1m (fake of course).

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

Rated 8/10

Very enjoyable, hard work, but rewarding. Very friendly team.

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

Rated 8/10

I felt valued by some members, and less so by others. But the ones that I felt valued by, far outweighed the negative.

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

Rated 5/10

The management communication has been poor, however they delegated to very capable people who took on the role of 'manager' very well.

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

Rated 10/10

Constantly had work to do, but it was managable, and any time that I felt over run with work, it was a case of my poor time management rather than anything else.

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

Rated 8/10

I had a pretty crucial project that actually added value to the team, which gave me a lot of responsibility.

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

Rated 10/10

A BlackRock internship is pretty tough and you are heavily criticised, but that also teaches you a lot. Skiils I have learnt include better team work and learning to be more self confident.

The Organisation

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

Rated 9/10

Very good 'banter'

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

Rated 9/10

Thoroughly and well organised, from interviews to leaving doos!

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

Rated 10/10

Absolutely, lots of training and investment in the interns, very impressive. we have had IT courses and personality evaluations etc.

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

Rated 5/10

  • Subsidised Canteen
  • Company Parties/Events
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

You certainly need to cut the mustard here, and it is more about 'fit' than what you are capable of doing, so make sure you know the company culture before applying.

Other Information

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

Rated 10/10

Everyone got along really well. Top marks

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

Rated 2/10

Central London. Expensive

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

Rated 1/10

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

Rated 5/10

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?

Great name to have on your CV. Go for PMG over PAG hands down (better hours and more interesting jobs.). Good growth company getting more and more exposure in the UK. Well organsied and good conversion rate.

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 BlackRock with a 6.8 star rating average.

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Review 11/55 for BlackRock

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