Retail banking intern Review
by Barclays
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
3.5
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 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
I was given a research project which involved creating a product for the bank to implement. I have scheduled meeting with a range of people of multiple business areas to find out about their role and more about the business in general.
Skills
I have developed my research and presentation skills as well as communication skills
Responsibilities
Not given much responsibility other than on the progress of my own project but this was due to the nature of the team I was working with
Support & Guidance
I had between 3 and 5 meetings a week with my line manager to discuss my progress.
Culture
Everyone has been very friendly and open to having calls despite their workload
Your Impressions
I have enjoyed my internship as I have learnt a lot and have met new people
Yes
I would advise others to give it a go and to just be themselves during the application process
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking, Retail Banking
North West
July 2023
