Global Data Summer Intern Review
at Bloomberg
Internship (1 Month+)
Data Analysis
London
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.1 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I was given a technical coding based prject to work on to bridge a gap in business intelligence, there were also asset class trainings, lots of HR sessions with managers, intern sessions and team lunches to get us involved in culture
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I think I was trusted to get the task done with some guidance, develops on the level of initiative you show. But the mechanisms to ask for more responsibility existed
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Worked in Python, JSON, QlikSense and Bloomberg propriety technology.
Data Architecture, Data Modelling
Data Architecture, Data Modelling
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
We were assigned a mentor and a buddy and a connector who helped check in on our progress, our mental health, and connect us to the company culture
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Unique. Nonpareil, They have BOB iniatives, they donate 80% of their proceeds , so charity and giving are big, we could sign up to charity events, communities and societies are super active, loved the hype around the womens FIFA
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
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Fairly interesting, go to work at the intersection of finance and technology
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Bloomberg
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bloomberg to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Bloomberg
Be yourself. There is a unique focus on being authentic and bringing your real self to work, people will listen, people will try their best to help and that's rare in the corporate enviorment
