TVS Review
by Bank of England
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
2.5
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The Company
2.2
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The Culture
1.1
- 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 enjoyed my internship a lot better since there were other interns I could talk to. Having said that, my internship was very boring and not exciting at all. It was as if they didn't plan to have an intern as I had over a month of having no proper work to do. It was very basic scanning and printing off documents
My colleagues were very lovely and welcoming. They always offered help and assistance wherever possible. However some senior staff within the division were very arrogant and were rude and aggressive in the way they spoke to me at times.
On quite a few occasions I was given tasks without full instructions which would have me going to ask for further clarification or leaving me not completing the task properly. It was quite embarrassing as it appeared that I was being careless when it was my manager not giving me full instructions. On many occasions I was given tasks to do which I would quickly complete and I would tell them that I have finished. My manager wouldn't comment at all until I brought it up later. I would often have to push for feedback on the completed task a week later which they would respond 'I have a meeting about it next month so I don't need it till then. I would look at it next month'
I was very bored as I barely had demanding tasks after the second week of my internship. Just repetitive scanning or printing off sheets
I didn't have responsibilities during this internship
I did develop my knowledge of what skill were needed for the workplace which was very useful.
The Company
They was a friendly atmosphere in the office. People joked around with each other a lot, which lived m internship up a lot
I felt like they only planned to have for two weeks as I didn't have demanding after that. It was very basic scanning and printing with the odd job here or here to do something interesting. It was very disappointing
I had no personal training at all.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Overall I did like the feel of The Bank. Events like the 'Inflation report' and the 'FPC pre-briefing' really influenced my plan for the future which I am grateful off. I would like to come back to the Bank to work but not just in the department I was working in.
The Culture
My team didn't really socialise much, probably because they were much older with families.
I didn't socialise much and I was living at home already.
My team didn't really socialise much, probably because they were much older with families.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2013
