Internship Review at Barclays Capital

The Role

Role Description

Developed a C# GUI.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Was given a real project on a live trading platform. Part of my project went into production during my internship.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Colleagues were always happy to provide any help to questions I raised, and a few of them spent significant amounts of time on getting me up to speed with the project team I had been assigned to.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

My manager and supervisor were both happy to help and keen to see what I had done. They always had ideas on how to improve certain aspects of the work I had done.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I was pretty much never bored (except for the last couple of days when I had completed my work!) and always had work to be getting on with. As well as that I don't feel I worked particularly unsociable hours, my work day was usually about 8.30 until 6pm.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Was given enough responsibility to go and complete the task I had been given.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Learnt about development teams working on mission critical software, as well as GUI development practices and agile development methods.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The team was mainly focused on getting their work done; everyone was very busy. However team members were always happy for a quick chat.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

HR did a great job of organising speaker series, social events and further learning opportunities across the bank.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I felt like a very valued member of the firm already, and the company was always looking at introducing us to further learning opportunities that presented themselves.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Subsidised/Company Gym
• Financial Bonus
• Company Parties/Events

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Was offered a graduate job starting next year.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The firm took on 400 summer interns so there was a lot of young people to meet doing internships across the bank.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

London; so it was obviously pretty pricey.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

London; which has a great range of bars and clubs.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

A lot of additional sports events were set up in the intern community.

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 firm always appeared interested in developing the summer intern pool into its graduates, which really made me feel like the firm would invest in my professional development when I begin the graduate scheme.

Review 86/88 for Barclays Capital

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