Spring Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was really helpful and a lot of fun

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • They mad us feel extremely welcome and were eager to answer all our questions and give us the best experience possible

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Plenty of guidance especially from HR

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

    • Great presentation skills were taught. Really helped.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Extremely organised. Was great!

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Everyone was relaxed. It wasn't dog eat dog like other Spring Weeks. It was just a lot of learning and plenty of fun

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

    • There were lot of advice sessions, an inspirational talk, and plenty of group exercises.

    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 had a shadowing day and plenty of q&a sessions with employees

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Very much so. We had plenty of contact time with employees.

    3/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Extremely valuable. It was easy to make my decision.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • We were given an allowance for the week.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes, there a couple of networking sessions and they were great.

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Good fun. Interesting. Had a nice talk from Sally Gunnell as well.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes we did.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

May 2013

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