Spring Insight Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

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

    • Great overall insight into the world of front office investment banking.

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

    • Cohort was a little big and a smaller intake would have helped with this.

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

    • Recruiters were always on hand to answer any questions

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

    • I learnt a lot about the IB industry and the programme does give a good overall picture of how a bank works. Perfect programme for those who are new to the industry, although some of the tasks do require technical information (i.e the sales game)

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well - good combination of work shadowing and presentations.

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

    • Good

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

    • N/A

    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?

    • The work shadowing really helped with this.

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

    • Good presentation on values session .

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

    • Really helpful lectures and presentations from business representatives

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Expenses paid and generous allowance

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

    • Yes -

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Really good - the speed chat at the end of the week was the highlight

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • No - although the week was too busy for this

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

    • Yes! Definitely

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Business Operations

London

March 2015

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