Finance Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The work is interesting, everyone's really lovely, just could maybe be more social events organised.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Really valued, even some of the most senior members of the business will give you their time to talk to you.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My manager gives me lots of support but on occasions when he is busy there are always other members of my team available to help.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some days there isn't much for me to do but others there is plenty. There are both busy and quiet days.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given ownership of organising the team meetings, which kept me fairly busy. I had some other pieces of work for which I was also responsible for.

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

    • Wouldn't necessarily say many skills developed would help me with my degree, except the basics. However, it has been a valuble learning experience for my future career and I have developed several skills from scratch that I would use everyday in the workplace.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • My team were fairly quiet but they were really lovely.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Really well, could have maybe been a few more intern specific events though.

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

    • 2 full days of training before starting at our desk, as well as an hour learning session every week. A lot of time went into us.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I don't know if I've been offered a job yet but I would accept it if they did. There are so many opportunities that the graduate programme can offer.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • A large group of us regularly met for drinks after work and did stuff on weekends. My team didn't really socialise out of work though.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It's Canary Wharf, it's always going to be expensive. Weatherspoons and All Bar One became our favourite places to socialise due to relatively low prices.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Apart from drinks after work I wouldn't want to stay in Canary Wharf much later than 8. I was however living fairly close to Shoreditch which has great nightlife!

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were a few sports teams etc but not much else. We mainly organised activities between interns.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2015

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