Summer Intern - Technology Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed my work during the internship. As opposed to university life, where most of my code has somewhere between 1000 and 2000 lines, I had the opportunity to explore a huge piece of software, understand it and create something by using parts of the already existing code.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Nice and friendly colleagues, they now how to have a laugh. I feel respected.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everyone was helpful with me, whenever I needed some advice or help, someone was willing to help me.

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

    • I had to work on a project so I was busy most of the time, but it was also interesting(not a repetetive or boring task).

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I consider that I was given a pretty big responsibility as I had to create a piece of software which was integrated inside the main component.

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

    • I really had the opportunity to develop my teamwork, social and networking skills. Moreover, my coding knowledge also improved.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Mix between business and friendly environment.

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

    • Most of my software was already installed when I started the internship so I managed to kick off immediately. Moreover, nice speakers and networking events were organised.

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

    • Colleagues invested a lot of their personal time to help me.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would like to get a job at Barclays.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • The people that I interacted with were all friendly.

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

    • Pretty expensive, but it is London so I expected this. Still, I managed to have a lot of fun and got the opportunity to socialize a lot.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Didn't really go out, just at normal bars, not clubs.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, there are a lot of opportunities. Sport, cultural, etc

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

August 2015

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