Spring intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

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

    • It was great fun and meeting people was amazing. Presentations were very interesting and interactive and group project was very good.

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

    • All people are very friendly and nice and whoever you talk to doesn't treat you like a just insight.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • During the shadowings graduate students were explaining us everything and answering all our questions even though they were very basic

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

    • Very good - presentations like "keeping your audience engaged" are definitely "skills for life"

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • There was enough time for group project, presentations were of the right tine length and the day was structured really interesting

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

    • Amazing, went too fast, finishing in the good note of presenting the group projects

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

    • You always feel like you are someone there

    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?

    • Before coming I hardly had any idea of how it is in real life to work in a bank. Coming early to canary wharf and seeing all people in suits running in "London pace"

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

    • Taking to people who work in this bank and asking thei opinion clearly made me ubpnderstsnd the bank better

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

    • Now I have a good overview of the bank but I still need to try and actually be in the position before I made my final decision

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • I didn't expect to be paid and if was a nice surprise

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

    • Two amazing networking events and shadowings.

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

    • The speeches were of the right length and very interesting, the food/drink/place were really good

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I found about societies and clubs that bank runs

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, I think it's amazing week

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2014

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