Emerging Technologist Review

The internship was very well organised and a large cohort of interns allowed for great collaboration and enjoyment. The role was varied from day to day which meant that you were constantly meeting new people within the bank and building a sophisticated network which meant that in the future you became better connected to different teams in Barclays.

The tasks given to me were sufficiently challenging and not just menial work that would have lead to little progression. I was given the freedom and confidence to work alone on objectives and didnt have to just shadow another member of the team. I was also given constant feedback on my work which allowed for the most growth possible.

My line manager and the rest of the team offered lots of time and support to help me start to understand my roles from the first day. The team were generous in helping me when I had issues with IT or needed knowledge for how to go about certain tasks.

I was given challenging tasks which meant that most of my 9 weeks I spent working on these. Occasionally there would be periods where I would be awaiting resources and support from others in different teams for me to continue working but even in this team I was given other jobs to do which exposed me to even more of the banks operations.

I was given the chance to do present my ideas and work to very senior members of the bank which was a great experience as I got some great feeback from this. At no point did I feel like I was having to be watched/ controlled and I was allowed to proceed with my work freely which allowed for me to be as creative as possible and allowed me to get the best results possible.

Although my degree of Mathematical Physics is very different to the tyoe of work I was doing at Barclays I still believe my time in the internship has helped me to understand what I see my career being moving forward. I was also able to meet other people within the bank including data scientist and this is now something I am persuing more at university.

Having interned at Radbroke park the office had a campus feeling to it and every day there are different events happening including pop up bbqs and car shows. This gives a great atmosphere in and around the office and it seems like everyone is happy to be working from Radbroke hall.

The HR team ensured that there were plenty of opportunities for us to meet different stakeholders within the bank and take part in Learning/ Networking sessions with these people. In addition HR made sure that performance reviews took place each month to ensure that each intern recieved constant feedback with regard to their work which was very useful.

Since I took part in only a 9 week internship it meant that there wasnt heaps of time for development/ learnings to take place. Despite this we did recieve a 2 day training day in London at the start of the internship to allow for us to quickly learn about all the functions and operations of the bank.

There is plenty of opportunity for careers within Barclays among many locations. There are graduate programmes available where the intern can recieve an offer where they go on rotation each year with a different team. Within technology at a Financial Services organisation there is a really vast range of roles that one can do.

Since there were 40+ interns in Radbroke Hall it allowed for us to get to know each other very well and get together frequently. This further allowed us to learn from each other about the bank and the opportunities within Barclays. It is likely that many of us will remain friends afterwards.

Knutsford as an area is quite expensive but I am staying in Chester and commuting which is much cheaper. Barclays does offer a generous relocation allowance for all interns however which means that we are given money for the cost of living within Knutsford and the sureounding area which is a little expensive.

Knutsford has a couple of bars but Manchester which isnt too far away has much more variety as you would expect. The places in Knutsford however are great for after work drinks or weekend get togethers which we have done in the past and we did manage to get together in Manchester a few times too.

I personally took part in Touch Rugby matches at lunchtime but there were many more options available including Football, Cricket, Tennis, Charity events and many more. There is also a gym available on site which many colleagues use. There has also been a summer social where food and drinks were heavily subsidised for all staff.