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Bank of America

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

at Bank of America

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: November 2022

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - 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.
Assisst Analysts and Associates with preparing materials for clients. Day to day this generally involves financial models in excel and company/market profiles in powerpoint
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - was given a high degree of responsibility on projects with tight deadlines
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Become much more proficient in excel and powerpoint
Also improved communications skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
There were always people around to ask for help from and everyone was always willing to spend time explaining things
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Hard working but aimed to optimise enjoyment during the quieter periods
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was highly enjoyable - have accepted a return offer
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
Understand the role you are applying for, have really clear ideas as to why this interests you over other roles and why you want to work at Bank of America over other firms
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