Technology Summer Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Had great fun and got to take part in some great activitys: dragon boating and working in a school for a day. The work was enjoyable but slightly tiedious at times and due to location did feel slightly isolated at times.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • was really included in everything the team did and felt management valued my insight

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

    • HR team provided help and assistance whenever needed

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

    • had work to be getting on with most of the time, there were times, particularly at the begining, when i just had to do personal reasearch on the company

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

    • Had my own project so was soley responsible for the delivery of that

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

    • Learnt some vauleable web development skills and gained some insite into Java programming. Improved my networking skills and confidence vastly

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • open plan office but not a lot of atmosphere

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

    • well planned out itineary of events and good organisation of travel.

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

    • Masterclasses were provided weekly

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • opportunity to attend first interview for grad scheme

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lots of social events organised by the company plus good communiction between fellow interns and organisation of our own events

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

    • Food at the canteen was very expensive and due to location there was no where else to go. When required to go to london food and tube tickets very expensive

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

    • Manchester was very good but around the actual office (knutsford) not so good

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Gym, sports activitys, team trips to various locations.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

August 2010

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