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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
Thoroughly enjoyed the insight. It was very informative and provided the chance to ask a lot of questions which Barclays professionals were always happy to answer.
The staff at Barclays and interns were all very supportive and friendly helping to create an environment in which I felt very valued.
The programme was very structured so there was always support in this sense and representatives were happy to answer questions. Employees also offered their emails and contact details as they are willing to offer continued guidance even after the insight.
I developed skills of team working, managing pressure and gained confidence which will help me.
The Company
Incredibly well structured with varied sessions and always staff on hand to help with any issues.
Positive and engaging
Barclays used many resources and more significantly many staff and key speakers to develop us and our understanding.
Great insight into the industry and opportunities to ask questions helped greatly.
There's a great emphasis on company culture especially Barclays' values which staff explained are instilled into business.
Gave a great insight into the industry but I am still unsure as to other industries although the placement really helped in confirming the variety of roles in banking and those which I feel I would enjoy.
Everything Else
I was paid and reimbursed expenses.
3 work-shadowing sessions and a networking session too,
The social atmosphere was very friendly but networking was slightly difficult because of the difficulty in finding the staff in particular areas of interest of ours to talk to.
Q and A panels answered this question and how the company encourages charity work too by giving employees time off.
A very informative and well-structured insight, but most importantly very friendly and willing to help staff as well as new friends I've made here who I've really enjoyed getting to know and will keep in touch with.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
London
April 2015