Summer Internship Review
by Barclays
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Barclays
- 7. Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Barclays
Overview
Helping on providing clients (PE funds) with pitch books. In order to propose a financing solutions in an LBO process
Skills
Yes, hard skills like modelling, financial analysing, knowledge of the market Soft-kills, working under pressure, long hours, working in group.
Responsibilities
Yes, exposed to a live deal.
Support & Guidance
Knowing the environment is always quit busy, support was alright (not excessive)
Culture
The company as a whole is well known for not being as competitive as other BBs (especially Americans), and this was pretty much the case.
Your Impressions
Really enjoy being exposed to some of the largest companies in Europe, working around very thrilling people.
Yes
Culture is great, highly recommend if you're looking for well exposure in the industry and good work environment.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
International
October 2021
