Work experience Review
by Barclays
Best Student Employer
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
2.5/5
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About You
3.3
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The Company
2.3
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Everything Else
2.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 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?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
It was a nice insight, but incredibly boring, wasn't given any real tasks
2/5
I was just observing essentially, no duties.
2/5
Any questions I had, etc, were answered.
5/5
Great for CV building
5/5
The Company
Poor, no one really knew what to do witih me
1/5
It's a bank
1/5
Not a lot
3/5
I spoke to lots of full time employees
4/5
All seemed fake
1/5
Really helpful
5/5
Everything Else
Got paid travel
Good networking
4/5
None
1/5
none
1/5
Yes for CV
4/5
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Banking
London
April 2014
