Marketing intern Review
at Barclays
Internship (1 Month+)
Marketing
London
Review Submitted: October 2021
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
5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
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.
Working with colleagues across marketing teams across the Business and working on a range of projects across corporate and investment banking, as well as Barclaycard. Day to day tasks included attending and leading meetings, independent work, 1 to 1 telephone calls and data analysis of market data.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given responsibility through the opportunities to present my work to senior colleagues and external stakeholders, as well as to my line manager. My work was used by the company, so it felt I had a good amount of responsibility
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?
Numerical analysis and communication skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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 and day to day contact were great, checking in with me and supporting me, as well as helping me to connect with others across the company
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
A really caring atmosphere and culture, unlike what I had expected from a corporate bank. Barclays showed me that they really care about their employees.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 loved my internship at Barclays and got so much out of the 8 weeks I spent there, it didn't even make a difference that the experience was virtual, it was so interactive and engaging.
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Barclays
Show your passion and throw yourself into the company, you'll get out what you put in
