Spring analyst Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.9/5
  • About You
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.9
  • Everything Else
    5.0

    About You

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

    • An excellent week to get an understanding of the bank and its culture

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

    • Everyone starting from the resources team, graduates to the most senior people really cared about us, gave honest answers and tried to give as much information as possible.

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

    • The support that I received was amazing. I did not expect it to be so insightful, every and each person was sharing their experience and knowledge which makes the atmosphere really nice.

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

    • I received much information about the bank’s structure, products, operation, stuctures of the divisions. It gave a good foundation for my further studies and an understanding banking industry as a whole

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • It was amazing that we had an app, which contained our agenda and every information we needed. It made the week well structured, we knew when and what was happening. I feel that they made a good use of the time

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

    • During only 5 days, I felt really welcomed, exposed into the culture of the Barclays. Especially work shadowing sessions gave me the feeling of belonging to the community

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

    • I feel that they spent so much time preparing everything for us, provided trainig sessions and then gave an opportunity to show what we have learned by doing the presentations and interviews

    5/5
  • 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 fully understood how it might feel like working in the company, because we had an opportunity to communicate with people from different levels and different points of view (seniors, juniors)

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

    • I understood the company culture from listening to senior people presentations, work shadowing. It really gave an insight to what culture at Barclays is.

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

    • The content was really valuable and informative with guite a lot of details. It helped me to understand each division and my preference.

    5/5

    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?

    • Yes, we had several events to communicate with a lot of people

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

    • It was good that we had quite a few opportunities to network meaning that we could meet a lot of people

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

    • Yes, employees mentioned about their extracurricular activities

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

    • For sure. Nice opportunity to understand banking industry, meet people and decide about the career.

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2019

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