Spring Internship Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    4.6

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I had a great time during my spring insight week at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. I was based in the Global Markets Technology division was given a great insight into the front office division. I also spend one of the days in the Global Transaction Services division which was also exciting.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I felt very valued during my time at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch, the staff were very friendly and in terms of networking the employees were extremely approachable during the week.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • We were given a booklet at the start of the week that contained a timetable and it was never altered so the guidance was very accurate. We were also able to contact HR anytime during the week if we had any issues.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • In regards to the skills i learnt during the week, i feel like i will be able to apply them during my course very effectively. for example the use of project management systems in the technology division has given me a greater scope for when i return to university.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • The week was well structured and was never altered which made things easier when referring to the timetable given

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Because Bank Of America Merrill Lynch's values include teamwork and diversity, the atmosphere during the week was great. there was high levels of energy and motivation flowing throughout of interns which made the week an experience to remember.

    4/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • We were given a training exercise to improve our teamwork abilities.

    4/5

  • 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?
  • The insight gave a great understanding and this was primarily due to the shadowing opportunities we had during thw week

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • I had an strong understand of the culture at the bank but the insight week really emphasized the amount of important they put on the culutre at the bank

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • The shadowing opportunities and content provided throughout the week has given me a clear direction into the decision of my future career.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • They paid for accommodation and we were reimbursed travel.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • We were encouraged to go network with employees from our desired division at the welcome reception and the careers fair. Networking was never restricted to certain events or times hence why I took the initiative to proactively seek out employees during breaks and lunch in order to grow my network and found out more about BAML and the culture. Employees were easy to approach to and they would provide their emails so you could follow up and if successful arrange a coffee with.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • There were three main networking events. The welcome reception on the Monday, the careers fair on the Tuesday and the networking dinner on the Wednesday.

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • They heavily emphasize CSR and therefore there was a lot of information about societies and charities that you could work for outside of work

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I would highly recommend this insight. looks great on the CV and an experience to remember.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Investment Banking, Banking, Data Science, Business Management, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science

London

April 2017


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