Intern 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
4.8
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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 really enjoyed working for the Bank, the team I was in was very friendly and supportive and also the projects I was given to complete by the end of the internship were interesting and challenging.
The team was very supportive, ready to help me in any way that I needed - for example to practice my presentation before the big day.
The team I was in was very knowledgeable and even if they didn't know the answer to one of my questions they would direct me to someone who knew.
The work was fairly balance, but there were moments when I was stuck waiting for answers to be able to carry on with my projects - that is natural though.
I was given two projects to deliver - both of them were quite theoretical and so they involved a lot of research and working with different scenarios. I had to liaise with different departments to get the information I needed, I even contacted another central bank for one of my projects.
I have greatly improved my research skills, my Excel knowledge and also the training course on presentation skills was very helpful. I developed the ability to bot work individually and as a team. I also gained a better understanding of how the Bank of England works.
The Company
The office was a perfect balance between a relaxing environment and a working one. The atmosphere was both tense when the team had short-term deadlines but also fun and friendly at the same time. Problems were dealt with in a calmly manner.
The tasks of my projects were well set out from the beginning of the internship. However, the internship should have had more structure in the way every manager checks the progress of their interns - for example, at weekly meetings.
I attended a one day presentation skills course which was very informative and helpful. Also, I attended seminars about the work of the bank, the pre-MPC meeting, seminars on the Inflation Report.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Parties/Events
There is a chance to be fast tracked onto a scheme of your choice - penultimate year internship or grad scheme.
The Culture
We had a couple of networking events organised by the Bank, but then we organised after-work socials ourselves - there are numerous good locations close to the Bank.
It was as cheap as London can get!
Sports Clubs, Language Clubs, Career Connector events
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Market Research, Data Science, Economics
London
August 2014
