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Operations Intern Review

at Barclays

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking

Glasgow

Review Submitted: October 2021

Overall Rating

4.5 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Daily rota tasks (spreadsheets, reports etc.)
Daily huddle meetings
Weekly and bi weekly risk meetings
Inventory task that spanned the length of the internship (back and forth emails between teams to update the annual review of an inventory)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
At times it was difficult to receive more responsibility due to access issues with certain sharedrives however I was given responsibility where possible
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?
Working virtually as a team.
Communication skills by completing large annual reviews virtually.
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?
I had daily huddles with my team and spoke to my manager almost daily. I had a weekly formal meeting with my manager to discuss how the week was going and future plans/goals.
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very friendly and everyone was always including me in meetings and wider opportunities
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my internship and made valuable contributions to my team.
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
Make sure to focus on understanding the core values of Barclays and how you align/relate to them.
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