Data and Analytics Intern Review

I enjoyed learning about the bank's new purpose and strategy, and how it is implemented in practice. The speaker and HR development sessions were engaging, well designed and well delivered. However, it would have been even better if we could shadow some graduates on their jobs and work on a project or practical work sample and receive feedback on our work.

Graduates were very helpful and willing to take time out of their day to speak to us and share their experiences over Zoom. We also had people in leadership positions speak to us about their career journeys and how everyone in the firm contributes to making a positive impact.

My graduate buddy was very helpful in answering my questions during our weekly check-in calls. He helped me make the most of my internship by connecting me with other graduates to speak to and held me accountable to the goals I set out to achieve every week.

The sessions organised by the Data & Analytics department were very useful in giving us an insight into the different roles and aspects of data landscape at the bank, including the importance of data engineering and data privacy and ethics. We had interesting discussions about machine learning explainability and tackling bias in algorithms, which is highly relevant in the data science field. The interpersonal skills I developed through working with a team for the fundraising challenge, as well as the networking and career planning skills from the development sessions, will prove invaluable in my future undertakings.

Every week's activities were well planned and organised, starting with an introduction to the bank and followed by an overview of our respective programmes and soft skills development sessions, as well as Friday Fun wellbeing sessions at the end of every week.

Every session was welcoming, interesting and engaging. The values-driven culture and focus on employee wellbeing was evident and made us feel part of a community despite being physically located in different parts of the world.