Front Office Spring intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.1

    About You

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

    • If you don't know which banking area to choose, this insight will help you in your decision.

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

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

    • They were professionals all along the different activities.

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

    • Because one week is short, you do not have time to particularly develop skills, you only get to see which skills are actually more relevant in order to work at Barclays.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Each day was dedicated to a different banking division: respectively IBD, Global Markets and PCB.

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

    • It was not as competitive as I thought it would be. People were indeed very nice.

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

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • We got the opportunity several times to meet business representatives in order to discuss their role at the firm.

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

    • We had a whole workshop on Barclays' values.

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

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

  • 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?

    • One week is short but we had a networking event, as well as work shadowing.

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

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

    • 3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • 5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Retail Banking

International

March 2015

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