Equity Research Summer Analyst Review
at Barclays
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
Review Submitted: October 2021
Overall Rating
5 /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
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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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.
ER is analysing publicly traded stocks and giving recommendations and advice to clients (buyside e.g. hedge funds etc)
Involved 2 assessed stock pitches and a 15 page 'thematic project' on a new and emerging theme of your choice
Also involved sector work, which was mostly around the assessed work and ranged from helping out with Q2 earnings, ESG work, initiations, etc.
Working hours were typically 7am - 6pm, although could be longer depending on what work you were doing
Involved 2 assessed stock pitches and a 15 page 'thematic project' on a new and emerging theme of your choice
Also involved sector work, which was mostly around the assessed work and ranged from helping out with Q2 earnings, ESG work, initiations, etc.
Working hours were typically 7am - 6pm, although could be longer depending on what work you were doing
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Lots of responsibility was given, interns had the opportunity to contribute to published notes, earnings work, ESG projects that were meaningful etc
Was given exposure to senior people within the department e.g. breakfast with head of department or calls with the US leadership team
Ideas and opinions of interns were listened to and taken seriously, both in a work and social context
Work was very collaborative, especially with senior staff, but also had opportunities to be autonomous
Was given exposure to senior people within the department e.g. breakfast with head of department or calls with the US leadership team
Ideas and opinions of interns were listened to and taken seriously, both in a work and social context
Work was very collaborative, especially with senior staff, but also had opportunities to be autonomous
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?
Included a 3-day markets crash course covering fixed income, equities, swaps etc - learnt lots of technical skills
Learnt time management skills, valuation skills, pitching skills, accounting skills, writing skills etc
Each sector gave a brief training session on what they cover, helpful as it gave a broad picture of what ER is like
S&T also put on specific training sessions e.g. electronic trading sessions
Lots of networking events, also had a very flat culture and encouraged mentorship, which was especially helpful
Learnt time management skills, valuation skills, pitching skills, accounting skills, writing skills etc
Each sector gave a brief training session on what they cover, helpful as it gave a broad picture of what ER is like
S&T also put on specific training sessions e.g. electronic trading sessions
Lots of networking events, also had a very flat culture and encouraged mentorship, which was especially helpful
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?
Lots of support and guidance from MD/line manager, had regular meetings and calls with them to discuss work and wellbeing, also had input to the assessed projects/pitches mentioned above
Lots of support from wider team, a mentor and buddy system was in place which was particularly helpful
No formalities, even with MDs and above, so was easy to reach out for feedback or help with problems
Very positive attitude towards helping interns and guidance
Lots of support from wider team, a mentor and buddy system was in place which was particularly helpful
No formalities, even with MDs and above, so was easy to reach out for feedback or help with problems
Very positive attitude towards helping interns and guidance
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?
Culture was amazing, everyone made time for interns
Culture was flat, so would have equal opportunities to interact with MDs, Directors, Associates etc
Lots of in-person socials e.g. drinks, sports, dinners etc
Plenty of company wide diversity initiatives, very progressive place to work
No face-time culture, very much work until the work is done, so could finish earlier and it would not be frowned upon, time was also taken out of the working day to attend various social events
Culture was flat, so would have equal opportunities to interact with MDs, Directors, Associates etc
Lots of in-person socials e.g. drinks, sports, dinners etc
Plenty of company wide diversity initiatives, very progressive place to work
No face-time culture, very much work until the work is done, so could finish earlier and it would not be frowned upon, time was also taken out of the working day to attend various social events
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?
Really enjoyed it, gained a great picture of the work that a FT analyst would do, as well as the broader financial system
The work was very interesting and stimulating, the team were very friendly, the culture was sustainable and friendly
Exceeded expectations, no horror stories with working hours or office politics, everything was very fair and somewhat meritocratic, anonymous submissions were used for the assessed project
Would return, great place and environment to work in
The work was very interesting and stimulating, the team were very friendly, the culture was sustainable and friendly
Exceeded expectations, no horror stories with working hours or office politics, everything was very fair and somewhat meritocratic, anonymous submissions were used for the assessed project
Would return, great place and environment to work in
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
Process was:
SJT, Video Interview/Numerical tests (job simulation), CV submission, AC
Would highly recommend networking and finding as much info about Barclays and the industry as possible e.g. reading Barclay's research insights on their website
AC comprised of two interviews, a role play interview where information is presented to you and you have to analyse it and pitch it to a 'client', and a competency based interview with some brain teasers/estimation questions and more technical questions threaded in
SJT, Video Interview/Numerical tests (job simulation), CV submission, AC
Would highly recommend networking and finding as much info about Barclays and the industry as possible e.g. reading Barclay's research insights on their website
AC comprised of two interviews, a role play interview where information is presented to you and you have to analyse it and pitch it to a 'client', and a competency based interview with some brain teasers/estimation questions and more technical questions threaded in
