Spring Week Intern Review
by Barclays
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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About You
4.4
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The Company
4.7
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Everything Else
4.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 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?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
On the Barclays Group Functions Spring Week, there was a fantastic mix of networking events (with both graduates and senior members of the bank), insight into group functions (including risk, finance, treasury, marketing and HR) and work shadowing.
Barclays culture really seems to be implemented throughout the organisation. All workers act with respect and afford the interns their full time and attention.
There were multiple points of contact throughout the organisation; your pre allocated buddy (although a formal introduction may have been useful - nonetheless I enjoyed that the onus was on the intern to make contact), your programme leaders and any graduates you met either at networking events of work shadowing
Although the learning won't feed directly into my degree, the amount of technical information I learnt about the group functions, and more general knowledge about how the different functions within a bank interact with one-another, was outstanding. Nonetheless, the knowledge gained will be infinitely useful in any future career in the financial services.
The Company
Everything Else
Flat £250 payment to cover all expenses - plus accommodation and travel provided for those living outside London
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
London
April 2016
