Summer Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • The internship has been an amazing experience from the start to the end

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

    • Highly valued and very confortable

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

    • Very good support and guidance thorught the internship

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

    • I will define this as Happily busy

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Lots of reponsability and exposure

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

    • I have gone thorugh an amazing change from the start to the end

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Lots of activities, among the team or among other interns

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

    • I missed a better overall organization in terms of rotation and feedback collection (lack of equal opportunities)

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The training has been great but I will reccomend a bit more taylormade training at the begining

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Really interested to try to form part of this great organization

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, the internship class has been very nice all the time and I believe everyone shares this point of view

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

    • 3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Every Friday

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2016

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