Financial Analyst Review
at American Express
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
buckingham palace road
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
My primary role is working on my project which involves creating a headcount tracker for GCS international that can updated on a monthly basis. This involves collating various data sources and contacting various different business units to ensure the data is up to date etc.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibility as i have to work with sensitive data. There are various steps that require to be taken when handling this.
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?
I have learnt a tremendous amount. I have firstly developed my social skills enormously as it pushed my out my comfort zone; constantly meeting so many employees from various divisions. Furthermore, I feel as though my excel skills have improved dramatically as well as being able to think creatively about how to collate data in a relevant and user friendly way that has the potential to help services at Amex.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
Despite the fact that the internship virtual, i feel as though there has always been support and guidance as people are very friendly and are always willing to reach out and help. Further, my team provided me with help with my project.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
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?
The general atmosphere has been absolutely amazing. Everyone seems very motivated about work and it is evident that people have a good work/life balance.
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How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
I have so far enjoyed my internship to a large extent. The project has been really exciting to work on as it is actually meaningful to the business. I really enjoyed the L&D days in the first few weeks, they were really insightful; learning about Amex's business model etc. Furthermore, i think the people are wonderful and friendly. They are always willing to help out!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at American Express
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend American Express to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to American Express
The advice I would give is to realize that the internship would actually involve working on real projects that are meaningful and my advice would be to reach out to as many people in the company and connect with them.
