Compliance Intern Review

by Barclays

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    2.6
  • The Company
    2.3
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed living in london and the challenge of working somewhere new, the job is probably not what I would hope to do in the future though.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Very valued, such a lovely team

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

    • Very friendly but had to push to be given work and to be more included in the team.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Not as busy as I thought I would be, sometimes had to wait for work to be given to me

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Again not as much responsibility as I might have thought - although did get more important things to do towards the end of my internship.

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

    • Rather than specific skills to take back to my degree I would say its just improved my job/ soft skills

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Very relaxed and friendly, everyone very eager to explain things to you and generally a very good culture.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • NOt brilliantly organised, HR were not always the quickest to send us event notifications and I don't think the line managers have much instruction on what to do with the interns so I felt rudderless sometime.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Very good learning sessions to learn more about the bank and lots of time spent with my team to increase my knowledge and skills. You can see the company are putting a lot into their early careers programme.

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

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would definitelty consider this company again if I was hoping to get a job in this sector, although there have been issues I wouldn't say that you wouldn't find them at any large corporation.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • The number of interns in my division was a good number, not so karge that we couldn't organise stuff together but not so few that personalities would clash if people didn't get a long so all the interns were actually really friendly by the end, going out for dinner/picnics.

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

    • Its London so its high, I found reasonably priced accommodation and they give you a reallocation allowance, I budgeted to try and keep my cost down this summer but that was my choice.

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

    • Not an area I'm really into so I don't know personally but talking to other interns it seems expensive but very fun!

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

    • Yes tonnes of things going on in London as you would expect, things linked to wokr like sports clubs and social groups but then also so much other stuff like events, markets, theatre, etc.

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2015

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