Retail banking analyst summer intern Review
at Barclays
Internship (1 Month+)
UX/UI Design, Research
Northampton
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
4.2 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
As an intern, I shadow UX designers on their up and coming proposals. I have also been tasked with an internship project, which means I get involved in moderated and unmoderated research.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
As an intern of only 8 weeks I wasn't given a great deal of responsibility, I supported my line managers designs and aided the research for these desgins.
I was tasked with a research project to be presented to the whole UK team of around 200 people which was my main responsibility throughout my internship.
I was tasked with a research project to be presented to the whole UK team of around 200 people which was my main responsibility throughout my internship.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
A new skill I have learnt is how to carry out professional, unbiased research to help the team with new app designs that need releasing.
This will help me in the future with reports that require both quantitative and qualitative data.
This will help me in the future with reports that require both quantitative and qualitative data.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My line manager supported me throughout.
Everyday he would make time to guide me if I was unsure on anything
Everyday he would make time to guide me if I was unsure on anything
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture is all about diversity and equality which is something very important to me.
Work/life balance was also really good, I rarely worked beyond 17:30 and the office was super casual.
Work/life balance was also really good, I rarely worked beyond 17:30 and the office was super casual.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement, being able to be part of a team which I had 0 knowledge of beforehand to come out with solid design and research knowledge was amazing.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Barclays
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Barclays
Don't let the job title define what division you apply for. Read the job description because there are so many interesting departments within that job title that are worth exploring !
