Summer Developer Intern Review

Item: Summer Developer Intern at Barclays
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at Barclays

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

Glasgow

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - 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.

I was assigned certain coding tasks. I got to do some hands on work with other developers which was pretty great. There is also a big emphasis on networking.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

We were given what I think would be a normal amount of responsibility for an intern.

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?

I defiantly helped to develop my confidence as a developer as well as my networking 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?

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 received a lot of support and guidance from my peers as well as my assigned graduate buddy.

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?

It was very fun but at the same time serious. The Glasgow office has kind of a silicon valley vibe with free ice cream occasionally and people playing ping pong.

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?

4/5

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?

I very much enjoyed my internship. I was expecting it to be super draining and boring. However the combination of the support I received as well as the office atmosphere helped me actually enjoy coming to work. I also really liked the project I was working on and the tech I was working with. It helped me affirm that I had chosen the correct career for myself.