Barclays Technology Spring Internship Week Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.5
  • Everything Else
    2.5

    About You

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

    • Increasingly enjoyable throughout the week as I got to know more people and made more friends. Some of the activities dragged occasionally but mostly very interesting.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Reasonably well valued throughout and alway made to feel like an integral part of the programme.

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

    • A lot of information from across the business. Gave us great information about many potential roles in the company. Also a good c.v. and interview workshop that was hugely helpful for the banking industry in particular.

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

    • Although I learnt some skills related to the business, personal development skills and academic related skills were not a main part of the programme.

    2/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Ran seamlessly the vast majority of the time but occasionally too much time was allocated to things I thought were less important than others which were cut short.

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

    • Very friendly with other interns and business like with employees during networking events and other interactions.

    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?

    • 3/5
  • 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?

    • 5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • £250 for the week and all expenses paid for throughout.

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

    • Yes plenty of opportunities including a networking, breakfast, dinner and lunch with both junior and senior employees.

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

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

    • Not hugely as most of the questions I asked were more related to the business part.

    1/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes definitely it was a useful and enjoyable week that will prove to be a useful asset to anyone's c.v. in the future.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Banking

North West

April 2018

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