Technology Analyst (Developer) Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

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

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

    • 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.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • 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.

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

    • 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.

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

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

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

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

    5/5

    The Company

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

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

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

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

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

    • 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.

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Was offered a graduate job starting next year.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

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

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

    • London; so it was obviously pretty pricey.

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

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

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

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

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking, Computer Science, Information Technology

London

October 2011

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