Financial Controller Summer Analyst Review
by Barclays
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.8
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The Company
4.9
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The Culture
4.6
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and honestly did not envisage that the internship would be this entertaining. As a testament to this the time has gone by extremely quickly.
Extremely valued. It was really good to be involved in so many different aspects of the job and after I had shown a keen interest for the role I feel that was reciprocated and I was allowed to work/help on many important documents.
A lot of support. If I ever had a question there would be more than one person available to answer and they were always very willing to help and guide me.
I always had something to do, there was never a time there I was at my desk without a piece of work.
I feel I was given as much responsibility as I wanted (within reason) and the better I did at tasks the more I trusted which was a very rewarding structure
It was a very good experience for my soft skills through talking/interacting to people in various positions, and for my hard skills when working. I feel as if this internship has been invaluable from a personal development standpoint.
The Company
All of the people were extremely friendly and welcoming, There were many social opportunities and it was very easy to talk to people and make friends.
I think the structure was very well planned and it was obvious a lot of thought and effort had gone into the set up of the internship.
There were specific training days both for soft skills and for harder skills at the beginning of the internship. The entire internship was a personal development curve for me.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Extremely, I could definitely see myself working here in the future and this internship has only cemented that thought.
The Culture
Yes, definitely. There were many social events for interns and again, it was very easy to make friends with them. There was as much of a social scene as what you made of it and how much you got involved.
It's not cheap, but you are well enough compensated to deal with it.
The internship was in London...
There were challenges, presentations, social events, sports teams, pretty much everything you could think of.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Investment Banking, Financial Management
London
August 2015
