Intern - Trading and Structuring 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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The Role
4.0
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
3.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I loved my first rotation (Credit Trading), I worked horrendous hours at times but I had a smile on my face as I loved who I was working with and what I was doing.
Truth be told on the Trading floor an intern is at the bottom of most people's priorities but you can approach people and after a few attempts people will give you the time of today once they are free from whatever they are doing. Credit had a very well structured programme so you dod feel valued considering how much time they gave you
People are nice and will help you so long as you show that you have taken the steps to help yourself for starters
I was kept busy with the work I had but I never found myself unable to do work as I had too much on. Days were things were quieter just meant I had to go and shadow ppeople, do some research and make my own work
I never had any input in material business matters, as interns you don't have the correct regs in place to get involved in that kind of way. But I could help with work that traders were doing that was important.
Trading doesn't help with any degree but you do learn a lot about finance and the wider world around you as well as how to think critically
The Company
The trading floor is not like any office, and depending on where you are on the floor the atmosphere is different. Modern Equity desk are quiet, FX and Rates are still loud and energetic anD Credit has the perfect balance.
HR did a good job of sorting out all aspects of the 9 week programme
We had 3 days of extensive training, there is access to online resources, weekly sessions to explain various parts of Markets and most importantly you have access to so many experienced people who you can learn from
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Barclays is on the up over the next few years and its stratergy on IB is moving in the right direction
The Culture
Can get along with most interns and go out for drinks or meals. Really depends on who you have in your cohort.
London is expensive and so is Canary Wharf but you do get paid well so everyhting is affordable.
Lots of bars and resturants in Canary Wharf and there are plenty of people. No clubs here but Shoreditch and other clubbing areas aren't that far
I did some volounteering outside of my main intern role both within and outside of the firm. Interns did get involved with some sports leagues and casual play
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2017
