Spring Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.1

    About You

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

    • Definitely enjoyed it and learned a lot from the week.

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

    • The CEO visiting showed how serious Barclays are about its campus recruiting.

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

    • Staff were friendly throughout the process.

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

    • It provided a great insight. Although we are yet to recieve feedback regarding our presentation and performance, that will also help me to improve.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Everything ran smoothly.

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

    • Very friendly atmosphere.

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

    • Obviously time was limited but I feel they utilised the time well to teach us what was necessary.

    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?

    • Networking gave a great insight into this, and the values were consistently referred to.

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

    • This was made clear throughout the week, the emphasis on technology in finance and its own values made Barclays stand out, as well as its community based culture.

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

    • Useful in that it shows many options which I liked, which although I have struggled to decide which I like most, but this is a good thing at this stage. the grad scheme benefits people in this position.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Reimbursed very nicely for the whole experience

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

    • These were well structured events, both with grads and experienced personnel.

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

    • Well structured and insightful.

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

    • Not much on societies, although learned a bit on community projects from shadowing.

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely would recommend.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2016

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