Network and automation engineer Review
at Bank of America
Internship (1 Month+)
Information Technology, Computer Science
Chester
Review Submitted: November 2022
Overall Rating
4.1 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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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.
Role was of network engineer. I was liaising with different teams from other architecture teams such as load balancing, firewalls, network data and network engineering.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not really. I did have a manager who I was reporting to and my project would've had an impact. However, for anyone applying to banks keep in mind that banks are really slow. They don't use the latest technology and if you're applying so that you'll kearn about new tech then banks won't teach you.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed my existing skills of networking. Learnt new programming modules used to program networking devices such as netmiko
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?
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support and guidance. I had a mentor and a buddy which meant there was someone available for you all the time.
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?
Best culture. You cannot fault their culture especially the people in the tech building in Chester. Everyone knew each other and looked out for each other. I have heard that's not the same in every Bofa building. Outgoing people there and love to drink. [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the Higherin Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions]
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?
4/5
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?
My internship was enjoyable. Culture was good. Technology was old and banks are really slow to keep up with technology. If only their office was in a major city apart from London and they paid higher for grads then I would've taken their offer for a job.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Bank of America
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bank of America to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Bank of America
Just be yourself. They look for people that will fit into their culture. If you're a fit u can learn all the other stuff. Once you're in, there's a lot of opportunities to move around
