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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    2.9
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Good division and rotational aspect enabled a better perspective of different teams

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The downside of the rotational internship means that colleagues weren't willing to invest as much time in you

    2/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • 4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Varied, tasks were often fairly simple and on an ad-hoc basis but was included in meetings and calls about the work

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • 3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I feel my understanding has developed of the product as I had ample time to read around. However, I feel I have not developed many skills which would have been useful

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Generally a good atmosphere, not too much facetime - although this varied between teams on the floor

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • HR did a good job in organising extra events, however some more internal networking opportunities may have proved useful

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The firm certainly invested in us, particuarly with enabling us to complete a rotational internship as this limited our ability to take on large amounts of work. However I feel the training we recieved was not as good as other banks.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Employment prospects are very appealing, I believe working here as an analyst would be an excellent place to begin my career

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • There was a vibrant social scene among the interns, however social activities within my teams were rather limited - presumably as many people were on holiday

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Canary wharf is expensive, however I feel this is reflected in the compensation package

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Many people travelled into London to take advantage of the nightlife on offer particuarly in the west end

    2/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • 2/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2013


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