Global Markets Sales and Trading Intern Review
by Bank of America
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.5
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The Company
4.5
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The Culture
3.8
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I significantly enjoyed this internship, both in the time spent in the office as well as the time spent out of the office with colleagues.
Everyone that I worked with was very kind and helpful. They never once sent me to get coffee, make copies, or do any of the assumed intern tasks.
The system provides you with a buddy (someone who is relatively junior on the desk that you are one) to help answer questions as well as a mentor (someone quite high up in the firm from a desk that you will not be on) to assist with any issues that arise within the firm or that you do not want to discuss with your desk.
This differs significantly between desks. Some desks have projects for you to do all of the time, and some desks prefer for you to sit with people and learn through experiencing first hand.
I believe that I was given as much responsibility as the FSA allows me to have been given. Without FSA approval you cannot trade or advise clients, but short of that my work was valued and important.
I learned far more during the 9 weeks of my internship than I could have learned in two (maybe even three) times that long in university. Presentation skills, accounting skills, communication skills, financial skills, valuation skills, and most importantly Excel skills.
The Company
I worked on the trading floor which was always pretty busy.
In general the placement was organised very well. There were times (during presentations etc.) where we had maybe a little too much time off, but there were drinks organised and intern events as well as talks with executives. There were a lot of opportunities provided for us to meet people and experience the company outside of just working.
The firm made it very clear from the beginning that they were looking to hire and that they wanted to do their very best to teach us all they could.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
I have a full time placement with this firm.
The Culture
The interns were out every weekend together. The internship is in London so there were plenty of places to go and things to do.
London is expensive.
The nightlife in London is amazing.
The JP Morgan running challenge took place while we were working and we were given the opportunity to run in this. We did a community project outside of the office. We had plenty of events scheduled for drinks and networking outside of work.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
November 2012
