Research Assistant Review
at Bank of England
Placement (10 Months+)
Government, Banking
London
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
4.3 /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
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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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.
Business Analysis
Stakeholder Management
Project Managing
Governance and Compliance
Business Planning
Information and Records Management
Cross-Functional work with other business areas.
Stakeholder Management
Project Managing
Governance and Compliance
Business Planning
Information and Records Management
Cross-Functional work with other business areas.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Significant responsibility. I ran a workstream of 15 colleagues, an external event and was part of a high profile internal review. Provided with daily challenge and lots of autonomy. However, I think the extent of this varies dependent on business area and/or management.
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?
Developed:
- communication skills
- organisation & time management skills
- verbal and written presentation skills
- stakeholder management skills
Learnt:
- data analysis skills
- data visualisation
- technical macro economics knowledge
- the role of a central regulator
- communication skills
- organisation & time management skills
- verbal and written presentation skills
- stakeholder management skills
Learnt:
- data analysis skills
- data visualisation
- technical macro economics knowledge
- the role of a central regulator
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?
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. On the job reassurance and constructive criticism. Significant support for personal development too, given lots of time to develop skills within working hours.
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?
Really supportive and inclusive environment, very welcoming to career early starters. However, a degree of bureaucracy still remains.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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 a great experience, gained lots of exposure to senior stakeholders and a variety of the Bank’s operations. Worked with great colleagues.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Bank of England
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bank of England to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Bank of England
Research what the Bank is involved in beyond the website, looking at stakeholder organisations and consider where your interests lie to make the most of the experience.
