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RQA intern Review

by BlackRock

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Really enjoyable, takes a while to settle in but once you get going really good especially because of a good team atmosphere.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Really nice, had welcome lunch, various social events throughout the internship and final internship drinks as well.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Good support, especially once you learn the basics you can really ask about more and at the same time learn more. Shame it's only 9 weeks on the desk.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • This varied, fairly relaxed at the beginning, started to get busier versus the 5th/6th week .

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Peaked during the holiday rush, it was good to get some really exposure to the business and to feel people are relying on you.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • This is the biggest point by far for me. Picked up VBA and some SQL skills and at the same time particularily towards the end really started to get into some the financial concepts and understanding the markets better from an intuitive point of view.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Depends on the team, but in general really relaxed and casual but at the same time the work gets done and you're surrounded by really intelligent people

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I would probably change some of the induction sessions in particular the 'Introduction to finance' session which lasts nearly a day and you don't really get much out of it.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Definitively a lot of investment by the firm, good training sessions lunch & learns etc. Quite often senior people were involved.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would definitively hope to come back. Feel like I've only touched the basic 1% of the job and that there is still so much more to do and explore.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?

    • The intern group slightly disorganised, hard to get everyone to go out together. However some good social events organised by the HR, the only comment would be to maybe move some of the evening events to Fridays.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Good considering the salary.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nothing spectacular.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Organised some events between the interns.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

August 2014

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