Summer Operations Analyst Review

Item: Summer Operations Analyst at Barclays
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Barclays

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Manchester

Review Submitted: October 2021

Overall Rating

4.8 /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 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

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.

Supporting team members with platform launches, pack preparation and analysis of performance data from other teams.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, given lots of responsibility for launching an area-wide platform, intern-only projects and updating relevant people with information

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?

Pack presentation
Excel skills
Wellbeing workshops
Teamwork
Presentation 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?

4/5

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. My manager called every day to check in, I had contact from division managers and was encouraged to network. There were opportunities for mentoring from senior members of staff also.

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?

Great. Lots of focus on wellbeing and inclusion which many colleagues were involved with organising. No expectation to work a huge amount of overtime, manager was very reasonable with expectations. Felt very friendly and was never worried about reaching out for help.

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?

It was brilliant, I learnt so much about the finance industry and working in a corporate environment as well as more operations-related skills. I found networking very enjoyable also.