Essential banker Review

by Barclays

Rating

7.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Essential banker rotation, normally means cashiering on the counter. Can get repetitive as everyday is pretty much the same.

    6/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Learnt how to deal with difficult circumstances with customers, such as aggressive customers and sensitive topics such as bereavement

    6/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Enjoy the content of the programme, struggle with the workload I.e holding down a full time job and also studying for a degree and becoming chartered

    8/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by Barclays?

    • Valued in terms of my course (programme leader and tutors), in branch not as much as they're ignorant towards my course and role

    6/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Amazingly structure and organised great support system very happy - only change would be more time to work on assignments and uni work

    9/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • Great support from Anglia ruskin

    10/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Would benefit from more regular one to ones and more than one day every other week to study

    7/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • Above and beyond expectations

    10/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Not really

    2/10
  • 9. Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Lots of opportunity for progressions

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Barclays?

    • Work hard, expect it to be harder than you think, don't give up even if you have a bad first day as it gets better

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Finance

East Midlands

April 2017

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