Information Risk Analyst Review

I enjoyed this internship very much as i had the opportunity to meet a wide variety of staff and i had been given the opportunity to visit other Barclays offices with my team and line manager's approval.

I was very much valued within the team, even without prompt from my team, they were very complimentary regarding my attitude and ability to tackle a task head on and run with it.

Despite the number of changes within my team which included a change of line managers mid-way, the support and guidance from my team, department and line manager was phenomenal

I was definitely on the busier side of things especially regarding the department i was in where the work never really stops. However my team was very much on point on how much work i was taking on and ensuring that i don't stress myself with the workload.

Whilst I wasn't necessarily been "given" responsibility by the team, I was taking up responsibility on my own accord taking as much as I can, as long as i have my line manager and team's approval. They were happy with the responsibilities i have taken.

Whilst I didn't learn and develop my technical skills during my internship, I have further developed and honed a lot of my soft skills such as writing and communicating professionally which will definitely help me in my future career and studies.

It was definitely more light-hearted than I was expecting, so being able to freely communicate to other departments and being able to talk and chat with them (as long as they got spare time in their diaries) is something that I definitely wasn't expecting.

Whilst most of it went well without a hitch, the initial start of the internship wasn't so great. Hearing that my team and line manager was informed on friday before my arrival felt very rushed. Because of that I wasn't really able to integrate to the team properly due to lack of equipment for the first two weeks.

The bank has invested a lot in terms of training, meeting up other interns and hosting networking events in order to build up our network further. The bank also has allowed me opportunities to further my own developments in our own way such as meeting managing directors/directors that I would personally like to meet.

Very as I have managed to secure a graduate place with the bank as long as i have met my predicted grade.

There was definitely a good social scene amongst my fellow intern students although it was kind of a shame that we didn't really have a chance to interact with the other interns at other offices.

I did not live or socialised in Northampton as i have been commuting from Birmingham to Northampton everyday.

I didn't partake in the Nightlife in Northampton as i as commuting from Birmingham to Northampton everyday.

There were plenty of opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work, however many of the ones i have seen are based near northampton and therefore i was unable to participate.