Big Data/Distributed Computing Engineer Review

HIghly enjoyable - learned many new skills through working with my team and attending very useful intern events.

I felt like a full-time employee in my team, I participated just as much as everyone else and my ideas were readily taken on board. My team happened to be a very well mixed group of people, and working with them was eay and a pleasure.

My line manager is great mentor, he would give great guidance on all of my tasks as well as advice about my career.

I was never bored at my desk, I always had interesting tasks to do, however if I ever needed to take time out to go to intern events - I was free to structure my schedule any way I wanted.

Because I was working on a POC, my coworker intern and I were the only ones working on this project for our team. That being said, it was up to us to create something that would be able to be presented to higher directors to prove that our concept could be implemented company-wide.

The knowledge and skills I learned at this internship are skills that are not taught at uni, and they are very valuable in the professional industry.

Barclays is well-known for being a company that realizes that its main commodity is people, as such they go out of their way to make sure that Barclays is a great place for people to work - not 'worker bees' or simply employees. The great atmosphere at Barclays is due in large part to the values (that you can find on any wall): Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, Stewardship, and these are constantly used and referenced in daily happenings.

The internship program was well organized with many engaging events and they were always happy to take on board any feedback.

There was an abundance of opportunities for personal learning in seminars and online courses available to all employees, which was up to each individual if they wanted to take advantage of it. I am happy to say I attended many of these courses.

Like ice cream on a hot summer day.

I think the plethora of intern events and the fact that many interns knew each other from assessment centres and spring week fostered a good community among the interns. Everyone was really friendly and since we met at spring week, we all stay in touch.

Once we were paid, it was cheap enough for drinks every friday after work and many other activities such as clubbing, music festivals, and films.

Obviously London never sleeps, even Canary Wharf is hoppin!

The citizenship project was a great way to get involved with meaningful activities outside of work and help people who appreciate the contribution.