For me this internship has been a lifechanging experience enabling me to come in with limited knowledge of financial markets then face a steep learning curve developing an amazing amount of knowledge and number of skills I have thoroughly enjoyed my
Enjoyed it to a large extent due to 1 High exposure to the bank via town hall meetings team meetings and through setting up my own catch ups with VPs and Directors from many different areas of the bank 2 Chance to utilise my Excel skills and learn
I had a really enjoyable time at Barclays met great people and learnt a lot A summer placement gives you the chance to trial the company and the role and Barclays was a great company to do that at Barclays has really strong company values and I believe
I very much enjoyed my time at Barclays this summer From the first day I was given challenging meaningful work and I could immediately see the benefit of this for my team There were a large range of events on offer for interns to get involved with on
It was enjoyable
Very positive journey full of rich experiences that allowed me to take on more than just my roles and responsibilities
Slow at first but once the work began it became very interesting The work was varied and gave a good insight into the area I was working in It also gave me the opportunity to develop many skills I would not normally have exposure to this included work
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the internship I interned in finance and I was surprised by the sociable culture within the teams Regular socials such as Thirsty Third Thursdays provided a useful opporturnity to network with the other teams that come u
I enjoyed the placement quite a lot challenging and exciting each day
I really enjoy the time I spent at Barclays This is definitely a great place start of my career because all my colleagues are really helpful and supportive With their help I could learn more and explore more because they are always happy to answer the
I very much enjoyed my internship the company values are really positive and I was challenged in the work I was given I learned a great deal of skills as well as soft skills and was able to make some longlasting connections
Very much Wouldnt have learned more if I were doing something elsewhere Reason being most people will spare their 510 minutes time even if they are busy for an intern
I really enjoyed the projects I was given and the work that I was given the opportunity to do Towards the end of the internship it became clear that my skills would be best suited to another area of the bank and so I started spending time with other area
I found the internship to be a great opportunity and it fulfilled all my expectations of it I can now say that I have a fairly good insight into how a large financial institution such as Barclays works on a day to day basis and how the culture is here
