Spring intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.5
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

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

    • It was a good week, very informative, some case studies and presentations and with access to a lot of employees

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

    • More feedback from business reps would allow me to better evolve

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

    • Business reps guiding us during every exercise

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

    • Presentation skills, networking skills and financial product knowledge gained

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • We had a clear scheduled given at the start of the week

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • General good environment, business reps usually easy to talk and open to questions.

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

    • Presentation skills and interview tips in terms of personal development

    3/5
  • 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?

    • Depends of the roles, for Sales it helped a lot thanks to the work shadowing, for Banking not so much because there were less representatives

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

    • Regular presentations concerning the values if the firm

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

    • Good presentations and networking opportunties

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • I was reimbursed

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

    • Yes, networking evening and opportunities everyday

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

    • Networking evening and opportunities everyday

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

    • Yes through networking

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

    • Yes

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

March 2015

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