Spring Week Intern Review
by Barclays
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Rating
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About You
4.8
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The Company
5.0
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Everything Else
4.4
- 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
Enjoyed it very much. Very informative with work shadowing, case studies, networking and group presentation at the end.
Very valued. They looked after us with accommodation, lunch and made sure all our queries were answered well and on time.
As much as was necessary and more if we needed.
I developed my communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills along with other relevant skills.
The Company
Very well structured with a schedule given right at the beginning of the week.
Very good atmosphere. Everyone, from staff to participants, were very friendly.
The firm invested a lot of time and resources into the spring week participants between skills sessions, accommodation, lunches, skills sessions and much more. You could tell they cared about you.
It really helped me decide as they explained a lot about the company and we had three shadowing sessions across three different areas in the spring week division.
It helped me understand the culture very much, especially the new values which they introduced since the new CEO. I very much identified myself with the company's values.
Very valuable as it gave me an overall view of the company and the banking sector as a whole.
Everything Else
250 pounds for the week and reimbursed for accommodation as well as provided with Lunch and treats every day.
Lots of opportunities for meeting graduates, full time and senior employees within the company. Many speed networking sessions as well as a big networking session with senior ranking employees in the Barclays building.
Very good and useful.
Yes, there was a good work life balance according to all the people that I shadowed.
Definitely.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Investment Banking
London
March 2015
