Internship Review at Bank of England

The Role

Role Description

Working in the Banking Risk Unit within Banking Services. More specifically worked on a business continuity team. Completed two main tasks, a project around the protection against power failure which was a written report for the business continuity board, and secondly a large excel based project working on the improvement of the collection and presentation of data within Banking Services.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Thoroughly enjoyable, met some great people on the internship and within my team. Work was challenging and enjoyable.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Team were extremely friendly and helpful. They were also extremely grateful for the work I had done and they made me feel as if I had added real value to their work.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Manager was on holiday for a number of weeks but he always made sure I knew who to ask for help and that I had plenty of work to do while he was away.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Enough work to keep me busy throughout the day but it fluctuated so some days I could of completed more work if given.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Not a lot of chances to take on extra responsibility.

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

Extremely helpful learning VBA and the skills on excel.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Really great team and atmosphere, other grads around to talk to and lots of lunches and drinks with both the interns and the teams.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Well structured and organised, only one event when all the interns went out together with the bank though.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Had training on outlook and filesite as well as a presentation course. All very useful.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised Canteen
• Sports and Social Club
• Subsidised/Company Gym

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Slightly confusing system on how to get a job following the internship.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great time!

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Its london, come on!

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

London!

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

A few, didnt take many of them up though.

Review 9/37 for Bank of England

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