Spring Week Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.8/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.6
  • Everything Else
    5.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was great, the people were fantastic and I learnt a lot

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Everyone seemed pleased that I was there, staff were always smiling

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • The HR recruiters were always on hand to help with any issues

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

    • I learnt a lot about my chosen field as well as my own strenghts and weaknesses which I have carried forward

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • There were a lot of great events and the time was measured out very well

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • It was great. The other spring interns were good fun to be with

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

    • It was just a spring week so this is not a surprise, but they were very keen for everyone to apply to the internship in summer.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Work shadowing showed me exactly what it woul dbe like

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • The five values are very much emblazoned on my brain

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • I now know exactly what I want to do!

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • It was a great little extra to the whole experience

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • We had two networking sessions, one with senior Barclays staff. We also had meetings etc

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • There were as I said two sessions which were good fun

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I talked to the people I was work shadowing and there are sports teams, and special interest groups

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, it was a great experience!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking, Retail Banking

London

April 2014

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