Summer Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

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

    • Was given a project to complete which immediately got me stuck in. As things started moving it became a really enjoyable piece of work that I could get recognised by. Also, events were scheduled throughout the internship.

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

    • My work began to have an impact immediately as it was a piece of analysis that needed to be done but was too time consuming for the regular bankers, however they all helped explain things and had time to give suggestions, and generally appreciated the work.

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

    • Although initially thrown into the deep end, many colleagues had time to spend going through anything I was unsure of and were very helpful!

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

    • The pace was really set by how busy we wanted to get as we had the full 8 weeks to spend on our work and could manage this as we wanted. That said, most of the day was spent working and left time for chatting to colleagues and meeting directors etc.

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

    • We were given access to several systems that had some confidential information about clients etc, and this was an early responsibility. We did't get to meet clients but that was due to the short nature of our internship. The projects were completely down to us, though.

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

    • We spent a week in London training with hard and soft skills. The best part of this was the Excel training day which allowed me to increase my spreadsheet skills for use during the internship and beyond. Other skills learnt were networking, risk management etc.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Really friendly and enjoyable atmosphere in the office. Surprisingly relaxed!

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

    • There were events put on throughout but it was more of an afterthought with the regional internships. The actual team were very nice and invited us to their own events which were not run by the central campus recruitment.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We had a week of training in London, and put up too, which was certainly not cheap and we had help throughout the programme from the team. We have regular appraisals by the line manager and we have to submit a development log twice to update the central recruitment how we are learning.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I was offered a job on the last day of the internship which was very nice and well organised, and really shows how hard work is recognised.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Very nice social in London before the internship started which was spending time with 450 other interns. During the internship, on Fridays the team would go out together which was great.

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

    • Very cheap around the office, and signed up for a local discount card which saved a minimum of 10% in all the nearby places. Barclays also gave us an allowance for accommodation.

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

    • Manchester City centre - as good as it gets.

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

    • The office had several citizenship opportunities and events unrelated to work which was a nice addition.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking

North West

September 2014

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