Technology Analyst Review
at Barclays
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science
Northampton
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Technology Analyst - Worked with other solution architects in order to analyse and research about cloud containers. Also, worked on how certain tools work and operate in the team that relate to consumer credit risk decisioning.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was responsible for creating a new cloud migration approach which my assigned sector in the bank would learn about for future use.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes lots of new skills:
AWS, Cloud & K8S Understanding
Solution Architectural Techniques & Diagramming
Presentation Skills
Agile Development
AWS, Cloud & K8S Understanding
Solution Architectural Techniques & Diagramming
Presentation Skills
Agile Development
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?
Lots of support from the other solution architects within my team, and lots from my line manager too.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very calm and relaxed, with a primary focus of getting work down efficiently and well.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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 enjoyed it a lot, great learning experience for me. Met loads of new and great people which helps personally and career-wise.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Be yourself. Make sure you connect and network with as many people as you can even if they may seem redundant. Also, ask tons of questions and make sure you understand your motives and intentions before completing any work.
