Technology Analyst Review
at Barclays
Internship (1 Month+)
Information Technology
Knutsford
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
4.7 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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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.
I do rotations within different teams such as data science and cyber along side working on a project. The project lasts the whole internship and will be based on the first rotation. Networking is done on a daily basis it is easy to find someone working in an area of interest and discuss this with them/ask questions.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Projects we work on are on going work important to the bank, so responsibility is given within the first week
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Internal training along financial markets helped to develop understanding on the financial world and how banks work.
Lots of personal development working within an office and learning the culture
Lots of personal development working within an office and learning the culture
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support available, including line manager and early careers team and any other collogues are happy to help with any questions you may have.
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?
Great culture, everyone is approachable and friendly always happy to help
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Really enjoyable experience, the work is interesting and the culture is great, it was much better than I expected for a corporate setting. I would come back
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
Do practice tests before doing them for the application due to time limits
Don't stress too much over the tests
Be your self in the interview and assessment center
Don't stress too much over the tests
Be your self in the interview and assessment center
