Summer Intern - PCB Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • The particular role I was rotated onto did not interest me. The other events however and all the learning and networking opportunities made it a quite pleasurable Summer.

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

    • Line Manager and colleagues very supportive. Though due to the nature of my work, did not feel like I could contribute much to the team's goals.

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

    • Lots of support.

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

    • Depends. Some days I was booked out with meetings, events and then my own personal project to work on. Other days I just spent the time focussing on my project which was not too time consuming.

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

    • My project - whilst interesting, was meant more as a learning piece for myself. I don't feel like there will be much impact on the overall team going forward even though I have been told otherwise.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learnt some very valuable techincal programs - including development of excel skills, however not much accounting and finance related due to the area I was in.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Very chilled. Everyone got along. Seemed very granular though, not much collaboration.

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

    • Internship set up was by and large good. Some issues with placing people in rotations that they had not indicated preferences for.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A lot was invested in us. 2 day induction at the beginning, as well as many events scattered throughout the program.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Could be quite cliquey. But you will always find super interesting people who you can connect to quite well on an individual level.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London... I lived quite close, so expect accomodation approx 180-220pw. Football is min. £6/person for 5 aside which is ridiculous coming from where I'm from!

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • CW has a lot of really cool bars which are always jam packed.

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

    • It was difficult at first as you have to get connected to different group channels on the company chat. But after that, it is quite easy.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2015

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