Summer Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The work and people enabled the internship to be successful for me.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Welcomed into the team from day 1.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Feedback review organised for the end of each week. Managers regulary checked to see if I was getting on ok.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Enough work to get me through the day and not to work long hours. Work/Life balance highly emphasised.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Entering data into the master spreadsheet, where a wrong figure could lead to potentially large penalty.

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

    • Improved upon professional skills and how to deal with certain situations in a specifc manner.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Fun, easy going, not stressful

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • HR provided us with timetables as well as invited us to events via email which reminded us about events. Everything was always on time and the equipment required for the event was always there.

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

    • Training and development emphasis is on the actual graduate role where they pay for your qualification and provide you with a personal development budget.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • 5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Bars, restaurants were pretty expensive.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2009

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