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Overall the experience was very enjoyable. The team that I was working on was very welcoming. The internship started with a two week bootcamp on programming, learning R from Datacamp. Then I had 6 weeks to complete an individual project. During this time I had good guidance from my manager. There was good work-life balance. I never had to do any extra work beyond standard working hours.
Overall, I really enjoyed my placement year at the Bank of England and I had the opportunity to work on a variety of different projects, where I had plenty of exposure to real economic issues and financial markets. The healthy work-life balance at the Bank allowed me to enjoy City life and overall, I had a really enjoyable year!
I enjoyed the insight in the sense that it provided me with a thorough grounding in the opportunities that were available to me, were I to apply the the Bank of England for an internship or graduate role. However, I did feel as though the trading activity could have been more intellectually stimulating.
It was highly informative and was a chance for me to learn more about the Bank of England. Having my questions answered gave me the confidence to put in an application for the Risk stream.
I really enjoy learning about the company and being able to network with different people as well as participate in an interactive session.
All summer interns work on a project, mine was interesting and I had a lot of choice in the direction it would take. In many cases interns' work will be used to guide future work by economists in the bank so it is satisfying to know your work is important.I had a great summer at the Bank of England, met a lot of really nice people and had some great work experience. My team was really friendly and keen for me to get as much as possible out of the experience.
The summer internship, which lasted for 2 months, was a very enjoyable experience. I had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, which were always interesting and tested my ability. During this internship I learnt a lot and I had the opportunity to interact with bright and like-mind individuals which I really enjoyed.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Bank of England insight day. I had pressumptions about the Bank which were proven incorrect as a result of the knowledge obtained on the insight day at the Bank of England. I particularly enjoyed meeting peers of various age groups and backgrounds as I learnt about their objectives.
I very much enjoyed this insight day at the Bank of England. I found it to be very informative, as well as a good opportunity to network with other undergraduates interested in similar career paths to myself. I was able to get a lot out of this insight day and would recommend it to anyone else interested in this field.
I really enjoyed the women in banking day as I stepped out of my comfort zone and it was a new experience for me that really paid off. I learnt about the potential future of work I may go in to
Excellent insight into the Bank of England. Involved a series of lectures, a panel session and a trading game. Day could have been slightly longer, or had staff who were higher up the ladder speaking. Nonetheless, it was very insightful and gave plenty of opportunity for networking with current interns/ recent graduates.
I really enjoyed the whole experience of working for the Bank of England. The first week or so was slow (naturally), as I was reading about the internal processes of what my team does and how to approach my project. After this, the workload picked up and I was busy doing my project and other business as usual tasks. The work I was given wasn't busy work or menial tasks created especially for me - it was something had would've otherwise been done by a full time analyst. This was great as I felt useful throughout my time.
The internship, which lasted for 2 months, was enjoyable throughout. I had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and experience multiple meetings and events. I enjoyed the intellectual challenge of learning about previously undiscovered areas and working with ideas that were genuinely new and important. Moreover, the ability to work on a personal project and then present it and discuss my ideas with leaders in their fields was truly unique and something I really valued.
I really enjoyed my internship. I found that there was good variety in my day-to-day work while my team also got me involved in interesting and often external meetings. The Bank is an incredibly interesting place and there are always events and seminars with guest speakers, so if there's something that sounds interesting you can absolutely do that.
It was great. Very interesting experience and many opportunities that the Bank offers.
Fantastic atmosphere, great exposure & contact building and lots of opportunities to grow and learn.
I really enjoyed my placement as I was given responsibilities above what I would have expected a placement student to be given. I was given enough guidance, however I could be independent during my day to day role. I was able to complete secondments and network with individuals from other directorates. This helped me to further understand what the Bank does and narrow down the areas I wanted to apply to for a graduate role.
