IT Analyst Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    1.4

    The Role

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

    • I liked the work but the HR activities where pointless and not well prepared.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The team was very professional and was appreciating my job.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I had the best manager in the world. He didn't interrupt my work but put me on the right trucks.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Normally I would be busy but because of the global change freeze for banks lots of IT projects were suspended for some time.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given tasks from different environments - also production. That is really big responsibility which highly affects business.

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

    • The way I organize my work would be very useful.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very good except the times when they were firing people.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • My manager did an amazing job - he requested everything for me. Nevertheless, when I needed sth from HR I had to wait sometimes very long.

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

    • The trainings very exceptionally bad, I didn't learn anything during them. And when I wanted to go for a really nice training they didn't allow me.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Good salary but not a creative job. At all.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • Very artificial. Only few people you could really talk to.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was fine, I got a discount card.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I don't now.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No and if there were, they were not interesting.

    1/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2011

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