Barclay Spring Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • The spring internship was a great opportunity to develop key interpersonal skills in a competitive challenging environment.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • We had no direct contact to employee teams but my peer group were very supportive and functional.

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

    • Senior management and HR provided us personal and group feedback for the various tasks we completed through the week

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

    • Extremely busy, it was an intensive week insight to give the best well rounded view so lots of information to take in, within a short period of time

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

    • No direct work impacting tasks as it was presenting based and exercises to management and HR

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

    • The emphasis on team work and presenting exercises really challenged my abilities and naturally strengthened them through this experience

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • There was no direct interaction in the office environment, but from the staff I met they were extremely friendly.

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

    • The organisation was extremely structured and was timetabled, it was great to know what we would be doing each day during the week to prepare.

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

    • Loads of various learning resources and business speakers from across the business which took the time to lecture us on various matters.

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

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

    • From this stage if you perform well you are fast tracked to a potential internship placement.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was only a week long but during it many relationships were made due to the long contact in groups and team based tasks.

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

    • This was based in London it was extremely expensive to get around particularly on public transport.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Lots of different events on, we went out only once during the 5 day programme.

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

    • Barclays provided us with social events such as quiz night and various cuisine nights which was such a unique opportunity.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Banking

London

December 2012

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