Summer Finance Intern Review

by American Express

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • The internship was a great experience and definitely beat all my expectations. American Express has a great culture of helping everyone including interns and gave me a platform to learn a lot of transferable skills; coding (SAS/SQL), presentation and contacting colleagues across the world. I would highly recommend people to apply.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Definitely. I felt like my project had a huge impact on the wider team and they has a genuine interest in what I was doing. As a result, people respected my opinion and took extra time to help out. American Express is also unique that it's part of the culture to have 1-2-1 meetings with vice presidents and directors which is awesome for your development.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • There was a lot of guidance from the wider team and my manager scheduled in any time to meet me if I was struggling.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was definitely as busy as I wanted to be. There is always more work if you want some. At the start, there isn't much work as you are settling in and that perhaps felt boring.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • There was a responsibility and expectation to produce some insightful work from your project.

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

    • There was so many skills I learnt which is definitely transferable in the future such as coding to manipulate big data. This is definitely the internship to develop skills.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Relaxing. Not too intense or fast paced. A lot of time for quick chats about the weekend and etc.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well organised. The social events and the projects were very good and thought out. Credit to the HR team.

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

    • They invested a lot of time to teach you the skills useful for your personal development.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing. The company is very big so there are a lot of different things to do within and a clear path to work your way up to vice president level.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Amazing. There's a boat party and lots of dinners organised by the company. Highlight was the boat party and crazy golf.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Very expensive but that is London.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Lots of options! It is London!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes! I got involved in football with the company after work. A great chance to meet different people and let a bit of steam off.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2019

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