Barclays London Insight Day Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • About You
    2.9
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    3.5

    About You

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

    • The insight day was fairly well organised and I enjoyed the experience, although it confirmed for me that this particular company was not for me

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • As we were only there for a day I don't think we really added much value, but I certainly felt welcome

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

    • Lots of guidance- in fact the day involved little participation from us and was mostly a presentation and introduction to the company

    3/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Again, limited given that it was only a day, but I certainly had the chance to broaden my knowledge of this industry

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured; the day went smoothly and clearly a lot of thought had been put into it

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • There were some fun moments, lunch was provided and we had the opportunity to chat to first year analysts.

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Given that all expenses were paid for etc, they did invest in us to some extent... but as the day was over quite quickly I don't think there was any long term investment in our personal development

    4/5
  • 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?

    • The day was a great insight into this. We were introduced to Barclays Capital and the broader Investment Banking industry via presentations, trading floor tours, networking opportunities and work shadowing.

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

    • As above, all the presentations, tours and networking opportunities really gave us the chance to get a feel for what it is actually like to work for Barclays.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Fairly important in that it ruled out banking as a future career path for me. This si not to say that I didn't find the day worthwhile, just that it wasn't for me.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Travel was reimbursed (train ticket) and lunch provided

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

    • Networking with first year analysts, people from HR and some more senior staff too

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

    • As above; good opportunities to dicuss the company and do some networking

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I didn't get the impression that there is much life outside work!

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • I would recommend this insight- I certainly found it valuable.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

August 2013

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