GCIB Summer Intern (IB) Review
at Bank of America
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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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.
Overall, the internship gives you a realistic picture of a junior banker's daily tasks. Our daily tasks includes information gathering and summarizing, data updating and analysis, slides creation and beautification, communication within and across teams. You are involved in real-life projects of the company and making contribution.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. There's quite good exposure to work on real projects. And the slides we created will be added to the final deck, making us feel it's meaningful and with real contribution.
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?
The internship enhanced my teamwork and communication skills and definitely make me learn how to multitask and work efficiently. The experience also enhanced my technical skills and industry knowledge to be more professional and have more insights.
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?
I received a lot of support and guidance from the people I worked with. I also get much help from the people and team I sit with. There's also a good support system with mentor, development officer, staffer and buddy across the whole project to help us better enjoy the experience.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
I really like the culture here. It's really diversified and the people here are nice and supportive. Although it's quite a demanding job, people treat each other nice and the people you work with are mostly patient and interesting as a person as well. There're also activities organized by the program, such as speaker series, volunteering and social events for networking, making the experience very engaging.
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?
Overall, I really enjoy the experience. I got opportunity to work with 3 teams that I'm interested in and the people I worked with are really nice and supportive as well. The people here are also approachable from junior to senior, love to grab a coffee with you and share their stories. It meets my expectation before joining and if I have the chance I will definitely go back and join full time.
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 America
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bank of America to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Bank of America
It's definitely an enjoyable experience and I feel like it has the best culture and support, even work-life balance among the top-tier bulge bracket banks. If there's opportunity, definitely join us.
Don't feel afraid if you are from a different background or you don't have prior experience in banking, you can learn most things on the job and there's also training. You can also easily ask for help.
Don't feel afraid if you are from a different background or you don't have prior experience in banking, you can learn most things on the job and there's also training. You can also easily ask for help.
