Technology spring intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.0
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • This week of the insight has been amazing because I have now a great knowledge of the company and I have met so many people that contributed to give me advices and new perspectives for the future

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Working in groups for the assignments and all the projects contribute to know better the other students and I realised how fundamental is collaboration

    3/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • During the networking hours I had the opportunity to meet many members of the corporation that gave me very useful advices for the future and what to do during my university studies

    4/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Working for the assignment with people that you have never met before gave me the opportunity to share ideas and improve my collaborative skills

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The insight was very well structured because we had the opportunity to visit different part of Barclays such as the Eagle lab and the offices in Glasgow

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • People did not put so much pressure on you because their aim was only to get know better Barclays and how is their working environment

    5/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They give us the basic knowledge of what the company is and how it is structured

    3/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • They gave us an understand of how working with the company is rather than explaining about a full time role

    2/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • The values of the company are their pillars and every employee must know them and apply them during their working life

    3/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Each day was structured with speeches of people from different areas of the company that allowed us to see different perspectives

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • We had two events were we had the opportunity to meet many people from different part of the company

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Very useful because they gave us advices for our future and our career

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Employees should be able to make presentations and being able to network

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • This experience was very useful to give me a knowledge of the working environment and I would recommend it to all of my friends

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Scotland

April 2019

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