Technology Summer Internship Review

Item: Technology Summer Internship at Barclays
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Barclays

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

Glasgow

Review Submitted: July 2022

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 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Catch up every morning with the team, and then develop the application the rest of the day.
There are some financial markets trainings at the beginning.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I think because we were working in a team of 10 people and the tasks done were comparable to others employees.

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?

Yes I have learnt a lot concerning front-end development and what it looks like to work in a very large company.

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?

Very helpful, especially my line manager, always here if I have a question. The rest of the team is also very supportive.

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?

Very nice atmosphere, everyone is keen. The culture is very interesting and they want to give everyone's best.

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?

Very good experience, I learnt a lot. I met very nice and bright people. There is also very good opportunities because we can easily contact some people in other divisions.