Spring insight Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.5
  • Everything Else
    3.5

    About You

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

    • It was very organised and fun!

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

    • We were greeted upon with a lot of the higher members of the bank

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • We just needed to ask

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

    • Quite relevant to my studies

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very structured

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

    • Slightly competitive, but fun and challenging

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

    • We got fast track to summer internships, that is very great!

    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?

    • Spring internship had shadowing, and that helped a lot

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Culture was mentioned quite a lot

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

    • mmmm...

    1/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Yepp!

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

    • Twice in one week with formal networking events, they look upon it seriously

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Very fun, but atmosphere was still competitive

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • They have loads!

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, It really gives a great insight and opens lots of doors easily

    4/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking, Data Science

London

November 2013

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