Research Intern Review

Item: Research Intern at Bloomberg
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Bloomberg

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

Review Submitted: September 2023

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I am working as a research intern and with my mentor, my main focus is to develop learning-to-rank methods to help improve the current recommending strategies. I have daily meetings with my mentor, weekly meeting with my team-leader and weekly presentations to the whole team.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. I have the freedom to explore different ideas and try different methods.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Yes. My programming skills are largely improved during my internship. Also, I have gained much knowledge in recommender systems, especially learning to rank.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

My mentor, team-leader and other people from the team are also open and available. They provided very useful suggestions and also daily support for my project.