Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

by Bank of America

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Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Was staffed on pitches (not live deals). Therefore heavy emphasis on helping analysts/associates generate presentations. Also some support in the excel work, finding financials for companies via companies house or otherwise, summarising research reports, taking notes in internal calls. The internship did also include two weeks of training and several social functions which were obviously important as well.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Proactivity given the virtual nature of the internship. Learnt more about how transactions and valuation work.


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

  • 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?
  • Yes - but it depended on the project I was placed on and the Analyst/Associate I was working for. In general if you perform well, the juniors will give you more responsibilities. Also, work is always checked before being sent to a senior.


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My team was very kind and I had a very kind associate who took out a lot of time to help and answer any questions I had. Also, we always had the organizational team from HR and a lot of contacts we could reach out to if necessary.


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

  • 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?
  • Very positive. Professional but also friendly and not too hierarchical.


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

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

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Very much so!!


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

  • 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
  • The assessment centre consisted of three interviews. Know the technicals as they will be asked. But also know how to do small-talk and have several stories prepared to demonstrate your ability to work in a team, to showcase your strengths/weaknesses, etc.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

August 2021


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