CSBS Intern Review

Item: CSBS Intern at American Express
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at American Express

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Management

Brighton

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Testing and feeding back on new processes and systems, creating training materials for these new processes, creating an Excel-based project tracker to track progress across markets. Attending meetings with colleagues across teams.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

The right amount. I was not throw in at the deep end, but was allowed to take ownership of projects from day one which saw results by the end.

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?

Microsoft office proficiency (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). Written and verbal communication. Understanding of the AML space.

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?

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?

A great deal, between my team leader, buddy, campus recruitment, and CSBS recruitment teams.

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?

Positive, inclusive, diverse, team-based.

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 enjoyed my first foray into the world of business and felt proud to work for Amex. In addition, I had an enjoyable social time with fellow interns. I would have preferred a slightly more people-focused role, but overall I enjoyed my placement.