Trading Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed my time at Barclays, I was pushed throughout but found the work interesting and a good challenge.

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

    • Although sometimes a bit quiet I got on with everyone well and felt like the work I was doing was useful and required.

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

    • I had a brilliant Director supervising me who perfectly balanced helping me along with letting me find things out for myself

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

    • I was very busy all day and worked long hours really hard but on a trading desk thats to be expected.

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

    • I was given some tasks which seemed quite important. I had a slightly different skill set than everyone on my desk and as such was able to help out in certain areas.

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

    • Learning another launguage (VBA) was quite useful although I doubt I'll use it again. I learnt a lot about finance though and as thats definatly where I want to work after this summer was very useful.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone worked really hard and was very nice, I think it's different for different desks and maybe mine was a little serious for me. Still enjoyed it a lot though.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Really well organised despite being very flexible.

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

    • I think that the 2 day course at the biginning was useful but as I'd already worked for 2 weeks not amazingly helpful. I felt my desk put a lot of work in though and I learnt an awful lot from them especially from my boss.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus

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

    • Not really sure, I left on a very positive note with strong verbal feedback, however as I don't finish for more than a year I will have to see how we both stand when I'm done.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Met some nice people and especially a couple of really good guys.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I've lived in London before so pretty much expected.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Pretty good on Friday night but non existant other days of the week, too much work.

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

    • I few, any more would have been too much given the workload.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

November 2012

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