Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My day-to-day work consisted of three parts: - A distinct piece of work as an intern project. - Learning opportunities like online courses. - Networking and work-shadowing with different employees.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I see the biggest development in soft skills. Despite the importance of communication, teamwork and presentation skills being stressed in education, working in a company actually puts a purpose behind these activities. Therefore, I found these a lot easier and enjoyable.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Due to the nature of the work I was not involved in any time-sensitive decisions, however I have made a contribution that the company can utilize in the future.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • There was a lot of support and check-ins from a HR perspective.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • People-oriented and inclusive.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed networking, learning about different positions and contributing my own work.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Bank of America
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Bank of America to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Bank of America
  • Take a lot at the companies values and check how they relate to your past experience. In interviews, come up with concrete examples of how you demonstrated a skill or value. Bring your whole person and passion to the table.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science, Information Technology

International

August 2021


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