Being my first internship I was feeling quite scared even before starting However when things started to kick off the first thing that I was told was that I had 3 buddies that would be able to help me through my day to day activities and a mentor
The experience was better than expected and very enjoyable At first there were lots of difficulties with getting virtual desktop interface set up and getting the necessary software installed on my virtual desktop After these were sorted out the experien
I found it challenging but rewarding at the same time The campus recruiting team kept us busy with a number of events speaker sessions and learning sessions I got to engage with the intern cohort grads as well as my team and individuals from across th
I really enjoyed it Line manager is well prepare to onboard you HR prepared a lot of contents and sessions to join For sure contacts and networking opportunities were missed because of covid The only thing I would have preferred is being more free
I really enjoyed my virtual experience working with Barclays Originally the internship was meant to be based in London and to be done in person however due to Covid it had to switch to a virtual internship Despite the short time to change the internshi
My placement has been very different than to what was planned given the current circumstances so it was entirely virtual The move to a virtual internship instead of completely cancelling it is a decision I really appreciate from Barclays and think they e
I have really enjoyed my time as an intern with Barclays as I have found it to be incredibly insightful into the life of a Technology analyst and I have had responsibility given to me from day 1 I have particularly enjoyed the rotational aspect of my int
Very good internship I think the only reason it wasnt higher was purely due to the covid 19 pandemic not allowing people to work in offices This made socializing a bit more difficulty but the overall experience was the same in my opinion The work was
I enjoyed the internship much more than I expected given that it had to be hosted virtually Despite some issues with connectivity in the first week the advice I gained from those around me and the experience in the work that I was able to do was invalua
The Barclays summer internship was a fantastic learning experience and over the course of the 6 weeks reduced from 9 due to COVID19 I had the opportunity to work on many exciting tasks while meeting some incredible people The support network function
The internship was a great experience overall especially given the current circumstances and challenges of working from home For the whole duration of the internship I felt I have continued to learn more and more about how the company works both via the
It was a bit strange doing everything virtually but I had lots of meetings and stayed in continual contact with my team and my line manager It was frustrating not having the right loginspasswords and setting up the VPN and all that but once I was in I
Very good experience The company handled the COVID crisis incredibly well and ensured that we still got as close to a standard internship as possible despite the process being virtual I met some incredible people and had a fantastic learning experience
I found the entire experience enjoyable interesting engaging and useful for my future career I enjoyed the chance to do real hands on work within a welcoming and engaging team I also really enjoyed the opportunities to meet so many people includin
The virtual experience included all the elements of the face to face internship from HR training sessions skills sessions and even a few virtual social events to help meet with other members of the cohort It was amazing getting hands on experience f
Considering the internship was moved to a virtual environment and that this was the first virtual internship Barclays has ever run It was excellently organised with great talks events and activities to make us feel part of the family I enjoyed speakin
I really enjoyed the project I was assigned my team and the time I spent seeing how the bank works As my internship was fully made fully virtual relatively lastminute Barclays had to completely change their internship to fit this new challenge This le
Considering that the internship had to be virtual I had a fantastic experience with Barclays I had log in issues for the first week of the internship which was quite a frustrating start but once these were resolved it has been super enjoyable No two da
The virtual experience once the technology was all set up was very enjoyable It did however take a very long time to get the technology set up to the extent where I could start working Once I started working the project given was very engaging and fu
