Barclays Finance Intern, Management Reporting Team Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Good fun, lively people and quite a challenge!

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Pretty good, they gave me a project whch was valuable and important to the team

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Weekly discussions and support with technical things too

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

    • I was pretty busy, LOTS of meetings and plenty of internship things to do alongside my day to day work

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A fair amount, although my work was briefly checked before sending to seniour management

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

    • presentation skills, computer skills and communication in general as well as knowledge of financial terms

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Relatively serious whilst people were working but always lively and definitely some chatting and relationships inthe office

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

    • Very well organised, lots of events, training, drinks, guidance etc

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

    • Couldn't have been better, lots of time and money spent training us

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I was offered a job and was tempted to take it, but just trying out some science internships first, before agreeing to a finance role.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • yep, lots of pub meets after work and a really fun bunch of people - Canary Wharf is pretty lively!

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Canary wharf is very expensive for drinks and things and living in london is never going to be cheap!

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • plenty going on and it's london after all!

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

    • We did team building, intern events, dinners, socials, charity everst climb etc

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Retail Banking, Banking

London

September 2013

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