Steward Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3/5
  • About You
    2.9
  • The Company
    3.3
  • Everything Else
    2.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I’ve enjoyed the spring week quite a lot. It’s give me me a very good insight into the industry of banking. Coming here I was of the belief that a bank was a place where people tend to be very unwelcoming and every man is left to fend for themselves I was suprised to see this wasn’t the case with Barclays.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I feel as if the company tried there best to makes us feel as welcome as possible at the firm. When we had speakers come in they spoke to us as if we were the colleagues rather than treat us as student wasting their time especially when we done the graduate shadowing.

    3/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • I feel as if the support system for the insight week has been carried out in an extremely good manner. There was not a single time during the placement well I’ve felt as if I haven’t had people to talk to about anything I may not understand or need help with.

    3/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I don’t really feel as if the spring week has really given any potential useful information to help with my degree but that does not mean that I haven’t learnt anything it’s just my degree and the spring week don’t really interlink as much. I don’t think a week has been long enough to develop new skills.

    2/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • I feel as if the structuring of the insight week has been nothing short of amazing. There’s not been a single moment during this week where we’ve not been doing something or been engaged in an activity I also feel we it we’ve been given all the information we may need well In advanced which has helped me prepare.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • The atmosphere of the cultural week has been very welcoming and an opportunity to learn about other. Whilst here I’ve engaged with people from all corners of the world as well as the UK it has allowed me to learn how to adapt to situations that in the past I may have avoided.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I feel as if we’ve been given a very good insight into understanding what life would be like working out Barclays especially when shadowing the graduates or when the previous interns came into speak to us all of them spoke with honesty and told us what the life and culture at Barclays would be like.

    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?
  • I feel as if we’ve been given a very good insight into understanding what life would be like working out Barclays especially when shadowing the graduates or when the previous interns came into speak to us all of them spoke with honesty and told us what the life and culture at Barclays would be like.Same as above

    3/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • I feel as if the insight week has helped me understand the culture at Barclays quite well. We were given this opportunity mainly during the shadowing of the graduates. The graduates didn’t really hold back and try sell Barclays to us I think they gave us there honest opinion of how they found it.

    3/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • The content of the day wasn’t necessarily important in allowing me to decide on exactly what I want to I’m the future however it has allowed me to understand what doesn’t necessarily interest me. For example when coming here I felt as if I could see myself working in wealth however I’ve learnt that it’s not what I want do at all.

    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?
  • I feel as if we weren’t necessarily given the opputnity to network as much as I would liked. For example we could’ve been given my chances to network more during the evenings by holding networking events, however I understand this may tend to be difficult to organise and get people to attend.

    3/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • I feel as if we weren’t necessarily given the opputnity to network as much as I would liked. For example we could’ve been given my chances to network more during the evenings by holding networking events, however I understand this may tend to be difficult to organise and get people to attend. Same as above

    3/5

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

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

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2019


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