Bank of England First Year Insight Day Review

by Bank of England

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Rating

3.3/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.6
  • Everything Else
    2.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Really useful Insight Day - gave loads of tips about applications both general (for other companies) and specific for BoE

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Emphasised how much they care about getting intelligent undergrads

    3/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • As much guidance as we wanted available

    4/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Really useful skills and knowledge gained

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Clear layout

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Competitive but not too competitive. Otherwise interesting, interactive and fun

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • All employees spoke about the high-quality training the firm gave them

    3/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • HR and employees were very honest

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Made clear distinctions between BoE and investment banks and other public organisations

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Employees available but not many (maybe because it was a Friday) and not enough considering how many students where there. Also didn't represent enough different branches of the firm.

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Networking event was good but again not enough employees

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Not really

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes - refreshing insight into a public sector organisation

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking, Government

London

July 2014

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