Quantitative Strategies Group Summer Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • 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.
  • Completed two weeks of training and induction, followed by an 8-week project within a team in QSG. There were also frequent talks, networking events and opportunities to get to know the operations of the bank on a broader scale.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Greatly improved coding skills (Python) by applying existing knowledge to a working environment. The internship also allowed me to further develop my soft skills by encouraging me to reach out to as many people as possible.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • I was able to work on my project with significant autonomy, and this came with responsibility to use my time effectively. However I was also able to ask for help whenever necessary and I felt that the responsibility given was very suitable for internship level.


  • 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?
  • I was always able to receive the necessary support, especially from my team, but also from other important figures such as HR and my mentor.


  • 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 pleasant culture, everyone willing to give up their time to have a chat with you and let you learn about the bank. People are hard-working but there are many events to let off some steam


  • 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?
  • I really felt that I gained a lot from the internship, as I was able to learn much more about the industry, as well as improve many of my hard and soft skills. It was also a pleasure to meet the employees at the bank, who were all very welcoming.


  • 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
  • Make sure you do plenty of research beforehand and learn some basic finance concepts


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

November 2022


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