Technology Developer Intern Review
by Barclays
Rating
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Skills
3.8
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
3.7
- 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
It was very laid back, and not stressful at all. Initially there were a lot of seminars, technical presentations, etc. After those were over the work became very slow. The tasks we were assigned (e.g automation task) where very easy, but impossible to put into practice due to the limitations of the remote computers we were using.
Skills
I learned a lot of relevant professional skills, such as how to host and schedule meetings, host discussions, keep track of calendar and emails, etc. In terms of technical skills, I did not learn or improve existing skills.
Responsibilities
We never actually handled any cheque related issues ourselves, we only shadowed other employees. We were given a lot of information in order to complete our automation task, and even granted read only access to a database replica, so it was mixed.
Support & Guidance
My line manager was very helpful and responsive throughout the whole thing, and the other interns were also very helpful.
Culture
It felt very friendly and inviting and I felt supported and respected.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed how the job wasn't stressful at all and was pretty easy. This was also dissapointing as I wanted to apply some of the skills that I've learned.
Yes
If completing the technical path brush up on a lot of technical concepts such as OS, and algorithms and whatever you state on your CV. The selection only seems to happen on the interview phase so focus on that.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science, Information Technology
Scotland
October 2021
