Trading and Structuring Summer Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed working at Barclays, very very smart and motivated people. I learnt a lot!

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

    • I felt much appreciated by others. People offered to help me and had time to meet me in a friendly environment.

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

    • Support was good but could be better, but given that my manager were quite busy, I'm pretty satisfied with the treatment I got.

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

    • I was never bored and had always a job to do.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I didn't get too much responsibility, I mostly learned about the everyday jobs.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I got very specialized skills that I plan to utilize in my life (financial analysis, trading etc.)

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very cheerful, people worked hard, but nonetheless had time to explain me things that I did not know.

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

    • It was organized brilliantly, a lot of networking events and senior speaker sessions.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I got everything I asked for, Bloomberg, new keyboard, company paid for my plane tickets, I got a relocation bonus...

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

    • International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I think I made a good impression and I hope I'll get an offer.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Interns often had drinks after work, they went on lunches together, home parties etc...

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

    • It was very expensive, but that's London and you get paid well.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I'm not to keen on nightlife so I did not go out.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were couple of activities such as Citizenship Innovation Project

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2017

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