Spring Week Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

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

    About You

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

    • Good insight and overviews of different areas in the bank.

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

    • A lot of effort was put into giving everyone the besyt information available to make good decisions about their future careers

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

    • Good levels of information and everyone was ready to answer any questions

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

    • Not so much in degree studies, but as a future degree, good information

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Most of the week was good, some stuff at the beginning wasn't well structured and so didn't get finished

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

    • General atmosphere was good

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

    • Good general skills training, most was more focused on information giving

    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?

    • Managed to cover a wide range of jobs within the bank

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

    • Focused greatly on culture in company

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

    • Very valuable, a lot of information about different career paths

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Paid for living costs and travel

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

    • Plenty, from a wide range of areas of the bank

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

    • Very informative and well structured, although time management was sometimes an issue

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • A small amount of info was around charity work

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

    • Yes

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015

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