FLDP Spring Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    4.3

    About You

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

    • Really enjoyable, a real insight into what different roles would involve and days full of activities

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

    • Felt really valued throughout; even employees very high up in the company were happy to chat and give advice to us without being at all patronising

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

    • There was a high staff to intern ratio which meant there was a high level of support before, during and throughout the insight

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

    • Lots of skills sessions. Perhaps not so helpful in my degree (unless I'm doing group work) but lots of helpful advice for self-improvement throughout the week that will definitely help in any internship or job in the future

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Lots of things to do all day - we were never left sitting around not doing anything

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

    • Formal at times and professional, but what you'd expect from a bank. We were often in contact with the current graduate cohort which was a bit more relaxed

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A large proportion of the week was skills sessions for individual and team skills - a lot of time went into this and it is clear that they want to invest all they can in the individual!

    5/5
  • 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?

    • We two half-day work shadowing placements in different parts of the business over the week in teams with a grad which was really useful as we could have an insight into what they did exactly

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • I got a really good understanding of what the culture is like; Barclays are currently going through changes particularly in cultures and values, and it was really exciting to get involved in this transformation like all other employees would be doing at the time

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Very useful, lots of skill sessions, team building and presentations. We had a good insight into grad roles within different parts of the business too, to see what was right for us and challenge any preconceptions we may have previously had

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Reimbursed travel expenses and hotel accommodation for those living out of London

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

    • There were several networking opportunities with the grads and also other employees in the business

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Lots of people to chat to from different areas of the firm and from grad to senior level

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I found out about some sport, charity and community work opportunities but think there are many more besides these

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • A really good week not only in helping me decide what I want to do in the future but also in self-development

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Retail Banking, Banking

London

April 2013

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