Operations Analyst Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I was responsible for working on six projects, with different line managers overviewing the banks operations, looking for more efficient methods of problem-solving. The projects ranged from internal processes to transactions.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I now have a much stronger attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a healthy amount of autonomy over my day to day work. I was proactive in arranging meetings with the project managers and meeting deadlines, while networking with other interns as a result of the programmes being remote.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A significant amount.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Positive and inclusive working culture.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Thoroughly, but I already had an actuarial graduate scheme.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Barclays
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Barclays
  • Specifically for operations make sure you have an advanced understanding of technological processes and latest trends, like machine learning.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Logistics and Operations

Scotland

October 2021


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