Banking Summer Analyst Review

by Barclays

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Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • The role involves supporting the wider team in day to day tasks, building pitchbooks and creating Excel/PowerPoint presentations for different kinds of projects.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • This position promotes strong communication and networking skills, in addition to important hard skills such as financial modelling, valuation, etc.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, this position involves a lot of responsibility. This includes attending important client meetings, working on critical client materials and being involved in both valuation and modelling tasks.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A lot of support was provided during the program. All colleagues were very helpful and were ready to answer any questions I had.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company culture is very much based on respect, integrity and collaboration. There is always an atmosphere of support that encourages you to progress and develop new skills, in addition to being friendly and polite in all circumstances.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Very much enjoyed the internship, it was a very rewarding experience overall that helped me develop and acquire new skills.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Barclays
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Barclays
  • Always give your best and enjoy this opportunity to the max. Use it to meet and build relationships with as many people as possible!


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

October 2021


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