Spring Intern - Front Office Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    3.8

    About You

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

    • Thorough explanation of the businesses from senior people.

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

    • Amazing accommodation, venue, HR people were very organised, took care of everything.

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

    • Every Barclays employee was very kind and helpful.

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

    • Relatively short time, but definitely useful experience

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Perfectly organised, structured.

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

    • During the days it was very intense, however there were no programs after the days.

    4/5
  • 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?

    • Under very short amount of time, I've been able to learn a lot about the different divisions of the firm.

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

    • Lot's of talks about culture, but would need more time to learn about it thoroughly.

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

    • Covered everything.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Everything was properly reimbursed.

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

    • We had several networking events.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Sometime, did not have enough time to properly get to know employees, exchange thoughts.

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

    • They answered our specific questions on this topic.

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

    • 100%.

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015

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