Technology Spring Intern Review

The experience was quite insightful. I enjoyed meeting students with similar and varied interest. I even got the opportunity to meet Barclays employees and find out what they are working on. The campus tour was quite fun. The ice breaker sessions helped me to get out of my comfort zone and interact with new people.

I felt like I was very well taken care of. Right from the application process till the end of my experience, everything was quite well planned, except the work shadowing. It could have been better planned and we could be assigned to employees that share similar interest with us. But other than that, everything else was great.

There was constant support throughout the week. We were welcome to ask questions about anything and everything whenever we felt like. There were presentations and talks planned, that provided an insight to the different departments and projects which could spark an interest to us. We had three HR representatives always with us in case we needed help with anything.

There was an opportunity to learn quite a few transferable skills that I can use beyond my academic and professional career. I improved on my team work, speaking and networking skills while preparing for the group presentations and attending multiple planned networking events. I worked upon my skill of asking more questions as well and being organized and working in a timely manner.

The insight was structured. We got more than enough information we needed for each step. There was a set time table we could follow each day and something different planned.

The general atmosphere was quite friendly and welcoming. Everyone present was helpful and well informed.