Barclays Front Office Spring Week Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.6/5
  • About You
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.8
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • It was a busy week packed with lots of information and interesting tasks to do

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I felt as though they really appreciated the fact that we were there, and our thoughts mattered

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Everyone was keen to answer all out questions and made sure that we knew exactly what we were doing

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • This will definitely help me after university as I now have real experience working in the banking industry. I know know what to expect.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • They touched upon every aspect of the bank

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Kept us busy throughout the week, was really exciting!

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • We had a commercial awareness training session,a presentation skills session and many teamwork tasks. The company did lots of things that contributed to our personal development.

    5/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • We learnt all about Barclays' values and met many people who work there, from managing directors to recent graduates. They all helped put into perspective what a Barclays career would entail.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • As above, Barclays' five values were discussed everyday.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I learnt about every division in great detail which allowed me to pick and choose the one that I thought I would enjoy the most and that I have the best skills for.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • £250


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • We had speed networking sessions and also an evening networking event, both of which were incredibly helpful.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Having the opportunity to talk with such senior members of the team such as managing directors was a real privilege.

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • I didn't really talk about this with anyone.

    3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I can't think of anything negative to say about the insight week.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2013


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