Investment Banking Summer Analyst Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Great corporate culture!

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

    • Many events to include the interns and make sure they feel as if they were already part of the team

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

    • Managers were always asking if we needed any help

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

    • Only a few times, I was left with less workload and it was only to give time to breath after a rough week

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

    • Had the chance to work on many valuation models

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

    • Being a student in a Master in Accounting & Finance, the skills I have acquired will definitely help me being better in my master

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Lot of junior people in their early twenties so most of the time the atmosphere was fun

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

    • HR did a great job, making sure that we got to know all the areas in our department with frequent events during we could meet with senior and junior people

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

    • Again HR made sure we had plenty of events to train us

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I received a full time offer. Same for all my peers who did it a great job during their internships

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • We were all closed to each other with no competition, it was always good to see them during events organized by HR

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

    • Working in Canary Wharf, nothing is cheap but you could find a couple of restaurants where it cost less than 6 pounds to eat.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not really any nightlife in Canary Wharf, barely a couple of bars

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Sure, there was a football organized ever thursday

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Investment Banking, Banking

London

September 2012

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