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  • Banking - Investment
  • Banking/Finance
  • Computer Science

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Job Title: Technology Summer Internship

Overall Rated 8.7

★★★★★★★★★

The Role

Role Description

Developing some additional features for an existing platform for trading convertible bonds, and incorporating these featues into the next release. Development was in Java, and the project started with gathering user requierements, and finished with preparing the code and its documentation for a full release.

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

Rated 10/10

I absolutely loved the internship at Barcap

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

My colleagues were some of the nicest people I've ever met, and were a joy to work with.

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

Rated 10/10

I was given as much support as I needed, but not too much, as a result of which I think I got the most out of it.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

Very busy, but time flew by, I would stay late just because the day went by so fast and there was still stuff to do.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

I was given a real project, and got to see it from inception to release.

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

Rated 9/10

I learnt a great deal, both in terms of technical skills, as well as skills such as time management, and work-life balance management in general.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

A friendly, pleasant workplace. People working hard around me inspired me to do the same.

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

The internship was seamlessly organised, both in terms of activities, and in terms of objectives I had to achieve.

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

Rated 10/10

At every stage of the internship, I felt that a great investment had been made to ensure that my internship experience was excellent.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

  • Financial Bonus
  • Company Parties/Events
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

Extremely appealing.

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

There was definately a good social scene.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

I lived at home :)

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There's always something happeneing in the many bars and pubs of canary wharf in the evenning

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

There were quite a few opportunities, organized as part of the internship.

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

The BarCap summer internship programme was fantastic. Hrad work but load of intern socials, and very clever people working around you.

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★★★
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this intern student rated Barclays Capital with a 8.7 star rating average.

★★★★★★★★★

Review 76/88 for Barclays Capital

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