Summer Analyst Review

by Barclays

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • The internship was well structured and enjoyable. A lot of diverse work was handed out and responsibility to keep me motivated and engaged during the internship.

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

    • Employees had the time to provide feedback to the work I produced, and enganged in conversation willingly.

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

    • Support was given througout the program, not only from management but from various individuals around the desk.

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

    • Dependent on efficiency, but whenever I completed work, I always asked for work elsewhere or even other teams to provide the best possible utility.

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

    • I was given immense responsibility and thrown right in on the deep end, with helping create complex models from scratch and really delving into the technicalities of the market products I was covering.

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

    • The skills I've developed will be of considerable value ahead, for instance becoming more efficinet with the use of excel and having been in the work place environment I've learned to manage expectations.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The general atmosphere was quite energetic with a lot to do. People were always up for having a chat, and the trading floor surrounding was quite enjoyable to be in.

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

    • The internship was well structured, with multiple events such as networking/training sessions etc.. set in place to give us external experiences in the bank and meet other teams and people.

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

    • The firm invested a heavy amount of time to teaching me the inner workings of the bank and allowed me exposure to other teams that I otherwise wouldn't have known about.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Very appealing, the way the internship was structured I had time to visit other desks and get to know other people within the bank.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was an extremely social and collaborative social environment between fellow interns, and it was easy to communicate and confine with other interns.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There are societies within the company that host events in which others can actively join at will.

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Investment Banking

London

August 2015

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