Barclays Spring Programme Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

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

    • I pretty enjoyed this Spring Programme at Barclays. I definitely found it very useful for choosing the career where I want to work and had an overview of the hole institution. Moreover, people I took the insight with was great so I strongly recommend this program to everybody.

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

    • I feel really valued during my Insight. Companies know we are the future for them and the invest in us and value our performance and us as persons

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • I received certain guidance during my Insight, specially the Work Shadow days where the only purposes where acquiring deep knowledge of the practical side of banking. During the porgram I did not receive a lot of guidance but I am happy about it because it helps you to grow as a person and as a professional

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

    • The skills developed during the Insight will help me during my degree studies since I have learned not only finance concepts but also presentation skills as well as focus on the ethic side of any business. So I think both things are very valueable for my future studies

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The Insight was very well structured. Within the first three days we covered all sides if the bank (IBD, Markets and PCB) and the last two days we were able to work shadow people from all diferent departments. The onloy thing I missed was a bit more activities of the Banking side

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

    • The general atmosphere was really good. People were nice, talkative and helpful, which make it very easy to pass the week

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

    • It invests a lot since they know we are the future of their company and need us to be well-prepared

    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?

    • I have a general idea of how it would be, but given that the pass from intern to graduate is very significant, I am definitely sure that the change is big

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

    • I understand quite well the company culture given that we were really emphasized on Barclays values

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

    • It was really helpful in the Markets division

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • I was paid and reimbursed expenses

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

    • We had a network evening and during the work shadow events we met a lot of business representatives

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

    • There were a lot of students but not a lot of business representatives

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

    • I did not found out about it

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

    • I would recommend it to get in direct contact with the industry

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015

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