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American Express

Industrial Engineering Internship Review

at American Express

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Burgess Hill

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

5 /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
5/5 - 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.
Intern investigating the technical aspects of financial services offered by American Express and rival companies, and working to help the team as a product owner, taking control of scrum teams.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A lot of responsibility as I managed a scrum team for many weeks, they were there to support me throughout
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?
Leadership - working with scrum teams
Financial and Tokenisation information
Office / soft skills
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 lot of support, from both direct leads and a "buddy" we were given to help with any questions. A lot of pages were available on their system for me to look up information in addition to.
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?
Great, very social and supportive. Very friendly and got to meet many people.
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?
Really enjoyed it, got a great insight into an area I had no experience in, loads of support, and a brilliant environment.
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 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
Go for it. Great corporate environment, people stay here for a reason and its because the culture is not like many others present.
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