Front Office Spring Week Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.5
  • Everything Else
    3.8

    About You

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

    • Good week, but the presentations became a bit repetitive.

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

    • They value your presence a lot

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

    • The support or guidance that I needed was provided.

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

    • Useful for work life in the future

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Everything flowed well, very well organised

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

    • Again, presentations get boring, the activities were more entertaining.

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

    • Provided shadowing and invested their time and money in the interns

    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?

    • The shadowing helps a great deal, the presentaitons give a good overview.

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

    • Presumably a lot of it was put on as they'd obviously try and display their best, but the shadowing gives a better truthful insight as well as the Q&As

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Very insightful, it provided a decent insight into the different areas of banking.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Reimbursed for travel and paid for living.

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

    • Lots of networking and Q&A sessions.

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

    • Very well organised, hosted in decent locations too and well prepared with lots of representatives from the business.

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

    • Not really advertised too much.

    0/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • It's very useful, gives you an indication of what work is like before you embark on a fully fledged summer internship

    5/5
    Report this review

Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking, Banking

London

April 2013

View More Reviews