Spring Intern Review
at BNP Paribas
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Economics
London
Review Submitted: April 2024
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 Experience
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Recommendations and Advice
Overview of Experience
Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Summer analyst panel , Lots of talks within different business areas such as structuring, research, trading, primary etc
Technical training and trading/market making simulations
Networking events
Technical training and trading/market making simulations
Networking events
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Good, in-depth explanations made it easier to understand the different business roles
Dependent on the talk, the level of understanding varied: for example, trading went into lots of detail and was planned whereas research was on a whim.
Dependent on the talk, the level of understanding varied: for example, trading went into lots of detail and was planned whereas research was on a whim.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
4/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- Technical understanding of different products within each division
- understanding of different terminology : financial “jargon”
- networking and communication skills
- understanding of different terminology : financial “jargon”
- networking and communication skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
4/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Good culture, nice employees who made us feel very comfortable.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
3/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I enjoyed the talks, especially the ones in business areas I was more interested in such as trading - of which I also enjoyed the simulation.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was reimbursed expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at BNP Paribas
5/5
Would you recommend BNP Paribas to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BNP Paribas
Apply to the spring as it’s a good way of increasing your chances of getting further into the business should you enjoy it, and gives a good insight to the overall business
