ADS Compliance Intern Review
by Barclays
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.6
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
3.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I loved the working environment, everyone was very open to making the interns feel welcome and a valued part of the organisations and everyone up to MDs had time for us
My team gave me meaningful work and even let me take charge of certain aspects of projects they had been working on. I felt I really bonded with my team and they often emphasised that the work I did during my internship has been genuinely helpful.
I worked very closely with my manager and team members so felt very well supported by them and we also had regular catchups with our recruiter who was great throughout. As part of their women's network, I was also assigned a mentor who was fantastic and made a lot of time for me, it was god to have someone outside of my team/department to expend my network to other areas of the bank, great initiative.
There was some variation, some days would be packed with meetings and project work, where other days were a little quieter. I think I learned that it is up to your own time management to keep each day's workload balanced. I never felt bored, or overly stressed.
As part of a very small team, I feel that I was genuinely given quite a lot of responsibility for certain projects and from my first week was trusted to make calls and hold meetings by myself. I was surprised at how much responsibility I was actually given and how much faith my team seemed to have in me,
We were given a lot of training and opportunities for networking, great time
The Company
My office was relaxed and everyone got on very well, there was a lot of banter and communication between different teams. It felt easier to fit in once I'd been to a few after-work drinks and gotten to know everyone. It gets a little quiet in August when people go on holiday.
Overall I felt it was very well organised, good training and pre-internship communication and a great end-of-internship social. Would have been good to know a little more about our teams before we arrived, but other than that, all very well organised
They clearly invested a LOT of effort and money in our training and trying to make sure we enjoyed ourselves, we had a lot of opportunities from networking groups to volunteering schemes which helped to develop our professional skills
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
After the internship, many of us were offered a place on the graduate scheme
The Culture
Yes, but it depends on your personal preference, there's no pressure to go out but there were always people keen for an after work drink or night out
Expensive, it's London
Great, it's London
Again, this depends on how much you want to get involved, there are lots of sports and social clubs open to anyone.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2014
