Student Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.6
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I thought it was good as it gave me a opportunity to understand the tech side of Barclays which I would not have gotten from working in a bank in London. There were some talks that I did not find interesting as there was a lot of repetition some days however, certain talks such as the cyber security talk grabbed me

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I was very appreciative that people took lots of time out of their day jobs to show us what they did. However, sometimes I felt like a child still due to the way I was spoken too. This was not recurring therefore this did not impact my week much or changed my opinion of the week as there is always some kind of hierarchy.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • There was lots of support. Joanna was extremely helpful when it came to deciding whether or not to do the interview at the end. For someone like me who wasn't sure about doing the interview, I was given a lot of support to make sure I was making the right decision for myself.

    3/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Team building skills was a big thing I learnt here. Not only think but, the main thing I learnt was the way other people operate and think. One talk in the morning that involved a personality quiz gave me an insight into the different types of people out there and how they think.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Was extremely well organised. Although there were times where the talk would run over into lunch. This run over lead to people to missing part of their lunch or not having time to eat there lunch. Other than this the days were very well structured. I can tell they spent a lot of time on the schedule.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Was an extremely friendly atmosphere and everyone on the week was extremely friendly. Everyone got along really well and no one was left out. Even though it was a working environment, we were still able to joke around and have fun when it came to the group projects and lunch.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • 3/5

  • 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?
  • I feel like they spent a lot of time trying to get people to understand what roles there were in the firm. Everyone also explicitly stated that there was lots of availability to grow and move around different sectors in at Barclays. This gave me an insight into the fact that I didn't have to stay with a role if I didn't want to keep to it.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • 3/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Was very valuable as a few people decided that this wasn't the right thing for them. Although there was a lot of networking, I would have rather of sat at their desks and actually WATCH what they did everyday then them just talk at us. I find visual learning a lot more beneficial.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Yes lots of employees. There was many people that came to the networking event that gave opportunity to meet different people at each event. There wasn't an opportunity to meet people from other firms such as the tech companies Barclays buy there software from and other companies that may work with Barclays.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • There were many opportunities for networking at the Barclays spring week. There was a junior networking breakfast, senior networking lunch and a dinner networking event that comprised of light drinking and chat. The food that the lunch was very good. I thought the networking opportunities were very beneficial to making career choices.

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • 3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Definitely, if they are interested in working for a bank exploring the tech side is very important as most young people will not know yet 100% what they want to go into was there would not have had the opportunity to discover new things about themselves. This gives them the opportunity to do so.

    5/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Banking

North West

April 2018


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