Investment Banking Summer Intern Review

by Bank of America

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • 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.

    • I realy enjoyed the role as I was gradually given more responsibility in a range of tasks: pitches, market research, screenings, valuation, admin.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Excel, FactSet, Research Databases, PowerPoint, Valuation, Financials

  • 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?

    • 5/5
  • 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, if it was noticed that you handled tasks well and efficiently you were given more responsibility. I ended up doing pitches on my own.

  • 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?

    • A lot, there are 3 figures already established to support you: a buddy, a development officer, and a mentor. Additionally, all A&As were always approachable and willing to help.

  • 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?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Super good culture. I am aware this can vary by teams but in general the culture and environment was good. Everyone helped and rooted for each other.

  • 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 enjoyed it a lot. Hours were long but the work itself was super interesting and the team was incredible so I was able to enjoy it a lot.

  • 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

    • Personal and situational questions are important as they want you to fit in the culture. You should also prepare technically and actually be interested in the industry as hours will be long.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

November 2022

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