Analytics & Sales EMEA Summer Intern Review
at Bloomberg
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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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.
The role involves doing sales calls ~70% of the time (i.e. contacting existing and prospective clients), ~20% is training sessions and the remaining ~10% is dedicated to handling Bloomberg terminal usage-related questions from clients.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Quite a lot of responsibility when it comes to doing saleswork, admitted to reaching out directly to clients from one of the very first weeks. However, the responsibility was quite limited on the analytics-related tasks, as we did not receive enough training to be admitted to handle all kinds of clients' queries.
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?
I have learned a lot about using the Bloomberg terminal which is extremely valuable towards any profession in finance. I've received a lot of industry-related knowledge, i.e. which type of clients in the financial industry does what and why. Lots of great teamwork experience as well, working on collaborative projects together.
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?
4/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support and guidance offered. Apart from a pair of managers you get access to a couple of mentors. Also, everyone else in the company is very accessible to have quick catch ups and answer any sort of questions, even people at more senior positions.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company has a very nice and healthy culture. There are lots of different communities to become a part of, lots of opportunities to network with colleagues from other departments. Very inclusive environment, tremendous focus on philanthropy.
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?
I enjoyed having the opportunity to work for an industry-leading, extremely innovative and collaborative environment. The internship involved a bit too much sales for my personal liking, but the technical aspect was interesting to me.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Study Bloomberg as the company and the products and solutions that it offers, this will bring you a long way. Finance knowledge is a plus, but not a must. Be your genuine self and if you are a great fit, you shouldn't have too many problems.
