Global Data Intern Review
at Bloomberg
Internship (1 Month+)
London
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
A very structured 10 weeks internship consisting of training sessions on all asset classes in Global Data where you are presented with a run through of their day to day tasks as well as projects they work on. Of course you learn a lot about many many Terminal functions used by specific teams as well as across teams. You also work on your individual project where you are guided by you mentor and buddy and have to present you findings by the end of the internship. you also shadow with people on your team and possible perform a reverse shadowing so you consolidate your knowledge of the asset class and the team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I would say working on the FFM was very interesting and gave a feel for how much responsibility one can carry at Bloomberg besides that I believe working on my project and the next steps for handover was also very useful to see how you work can transform to actionable steps.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, my soft skills have improved more than I expected them to due to the fact that I was in many situations where I had to start conversation with people and get their perspective narrow my research for my project. I also improved my excel skills and used excel API to filter data points and securities.
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?
3/5
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?
I received plenty of support as everyone is always willing to help. My mentor was very hands on and guided me with all my concerns as well as the intern managers
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Very positive and supportive throughout
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was very beneficial for my in my current career path to understand what I am good and what needs improving. I would say there are things I wish I did now that I look back for my project specifically but then again I wouldn't have know then what I know now. My project was very broad and I would say I spent a little too much time trying to understand the ask of it.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Bloomberg
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bloomberg to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Bloomberg
network early on and shadow different teams so you can get a better grasp of what makes different teams and asset classes differ and show your interest by connecting with the right people and shadowing them
