Bank of America

Really depends on what job you are interviewing for. I think it’s always important to be as personable and genuine as you can. Express WHY you are interested in the line of business you are seeking to enter and be ready to speak to anything that appears on your resume.

Like any industry that pays their employees well and has tons of good benefits, they demand result and your numbers to be up all the time, they motivate high achievers greatly, offering them training and insights on other roles within the bank. Your team culture may vary from the bank's culture s...

Be attentive, on time, and a hard worker. Know when it's appropriate to ask upper level management questions. Try and problem solve yourself first.

BAML has a fantastic training program and engaged managers. Very professional workplace with plenty of support. Great first job.

With BAML you have 8 lines of services, Merrill Lynch, and Merrill Edge. This gives you the opportunity to move to a different sector if you want. BAML supports each individual's career goals. For example, they will help pay for your MBA, sponsor you for your series, CFP, CFA, etc. If you work ha...

Currently, I am going through training in order to prepare for the role. However, my summer analyst role with BAML will look a lot different compared to an analyst in New York. Throughout the summer I get to assist in building plans for clients, shadow people from various sectors of the office, a...

There's no formal mentoring program. Your mentor is technically your financial advisor. You come to him/her about everything. However, you could also find people in the office who may take you under their wing.

You may only own an assigned project, but you can always ask for more responsibility if you are comfortable with your current work level. Of course it also depends on whether your manager have time to mentor you in any extra project and whether there exists extra work to be assigned to you. You k...

Zero work-life balance. Saturdays were off, but Sundays you are at the office a couple of hours. Expect go in aroud 9:30 but never leave before midnight. I pulled a couple of all-nighters.

When you are given a task, make sure you complete it on time and that you are making every effort for your work product to add-value. One thing in particular would be to find inefficiencies in any day-to-day process, learn how to make that process or project more efficient, develop your comprehen...

Typically, they are looking for individuals that can fit the Bank's and team's culture who also have strong communications skills and can handle themselves under pressure. Highlight the various extracurricular activities that you're involved in on or off campus and how you go about being successf...

The firm’s mission was mainly to create manage accounts and create financial plans that are best tailored to a client’s needs and geared towards their goals. My role contributed to this mission as I was able to help advisors on the back end of their business and be a resource to them as they cond...

It really depends on your rotation assignment. In my first rotation, I received a lot of help from my director; however, in my second rotation I did not. Nonetheless, all interns are given junior and senior mentors who meet with you throughout the summer.

I was put with a smaller wealth management group (about 15 people). I would go to their office 4 days a week, then spend Fridays at the main office...few blocks north. Day to Day I would either help with some budgeting, do some internal operational type of tasks, or work on my end of internship p...

You have a ipad or tablet with appointments to start the day. You assign appointments first thing in the morning, you walk around the lobby once the branch opens and assist clients with any questions. Tellers call on you to add clients to the que to be seen by a banker if the clients need anythin...

The most important skills are being able to identify trends and solve problems. I realize that is a cliche answer and one you have heard from a number of people by now but it is true. Most of the work I do currently has no relation to the technical skills I acquired in school. However, the projec...

You work solely for Bank of America, some branches have partners that work for Merrill Lynch that you work with for referrals of clients for investment assistance. A Relationship Banker is a lobby host, banker, and assistant to the branch management. You are responsible for assigning appointments...

In my experience, I had a lot of ownership in the sense that I was the only one working on the project besides checking in with my manager from time to time and getting occasional advice from other developers and business analysts. However, I won't say that I had complete creative ownership. How ...

Good time management skills, strong computer skills Excel,Microsoft suite ,Leadership skills,problem solving skills,researchingskills,analytical skills and team player skills. sometimes other work places asked for sql training. I didn't had to do that.

- The process typically begins with a phone interview where you'll be tested on basic computer science concepts like databases, data structures and object-oriented concepts from Java/Python. - On clearing the phone interview, you'll be flown into NYC for a Super Day where you'll be going through ...