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Rating
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About You
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The Company
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Everything Else
- 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
Greatly enjoyed the insight, learned far more than I though possible in a week. The programme was well structured and gave an insight into all front office divisions. Highly recommend applying.
Barclays clearly went out of there way to accommodate us - particularly employees who were always happy to give up their time and share their experiences. It would perhaps have added to the experience had the programme been held within Barclays, instead of at an external venue.
There was constant support for the cohort throughout the week. This could have been built upon with a personal feedback session, perhaps halfway through the week
The knowledge gained will definitely benefit me when making decision regarding my career in the future. These skills were not so applicable to my degree, but this was not expected.
The Company
Very well structured.
Very welcoming and exciting. Everybody was supportive and enthusiastic about the programme - it came across that Barclays clearly values these insight programmes
By giving me the opportunity to work shadow and network extensively, I feel Barclays invested a great deal of time and effort in supporting my personal development.
Very well, particularly work shadowing
Opportunities to network and ask questions about day to day activities provided a valuable insight
Very informative
Everything Else
I was reimbursed expenses
Many.
Very helpful and varied
Not that much, some information on charity and citizenship programmes
Definitely.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Investment Banking
London
March 2015