Technology Summer Developer Review
at Barclays
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science
Glasgow
Review Submitted: October 2021
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
I was a technology developer, and my daily role was to attend a standup, and work with a team of interns to produce a automation tool relating to AWS technologies.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
We were given a project brief and told that we had to plan our own time to get the MVP produced in time, whilst also having to organise out own meetings and do training as it was a new technology.
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?
I have developed my soft skills having to work in a team, and developed my ability to work in a remote situation. I was also introduced to AWS Technologies which is now something I would like to delve into further.
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Our line manager was always happy to help, and we were also allocated a buddy. Everyone was always happy to help and put aside time whenever they could to offer any help and clear any doubt.
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?
I really liked the atmosphere! There was never a sense of hierarchy, as when talking to Directors or MD's it would never feel as if you are being looked down upon. Everyone was always happy to answer questions and always put in time to ensure that everyone had a good understanding of what was going on.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement. It was nice to work with new people and work on a technology that I wouldn't have com across if I wasn't in the industry. It was rewarding to have a final product which would be used by actual developers, and I learnt many things which would not usually be taught or gained at university.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Barclays
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Barclays
Be very open-minded. Just be willing to give anything a go as regardless of what you end up doing, you will always learn something new and come away with some kind of new skill, or further development.
