Internal Audit Intern 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
3.1
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The Company
4.6
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The Culture
3.5
- 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 overall really enjoyed the internship as it has been a very useful experience to get a better understanding about how banks operate and about the career opportunities in banks. The culture of the company is very friendly and supportive with a lot of emphasis on the work-life balance.
I felt valued by my colleagues, they were always very friendly and supportive.
My manager has set up catch-ups every week to discuss the work I have done. He has given me help when I needed and he was very approachable and fair.
The fist two weeks I did not have a lot of work to do, I mainly was just given readings. After the first two weeks, I had continuously normal amount of work to do and I have only stayed late in the office a few times.
I have not been given too much responsibility.
I have studied external audit at university, but this placement has given me a good understanding about how internal audit works and gave me practical experience.
The Company
The general atmosphere has been very friendly in the office. Every person I met was very friendly, helpful and easily approachable. It is a really good environment to work in.
We had continuously trainings, insight events and additional programs organized. We had a performance pack in order to keep track on our progress and the program seemed very well organized overall.
I had a reasonable amount of training organized over the 9 weeks in order to develop soft and practical skills.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
The Culture
We had a charity bike ride organized within the department and a bowling night with my team.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
London
August 2018
