Project Management Support 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:

I support Project Managers with collating project updates and gathering key information for stakeholder updates.

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Yes have learned lots about Project Management and implemented this into my role

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoyed the programme and attending the workshops for project management and allowed me to meet people working in similar roles

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The programme from QA side was very well structured however in company's side the structure was less organised

6/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

My line manager and team are very supportive and helped me though there was times this wasn't sufficient due to being a junior member of staff compared to senior staff. The apprenticeship team was also provided little support in my organisation

5/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

My teacher from QA who provided the workshop was helpful and provided resources and support however support lacked from my QA Skill coach and provided very little help and support and not very helful

4/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

I believe this qualification allows me to better understand my role and project management in my company and really has helped me

8/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Yes there are regular social events and networking opportunities regular and various for specific interests. There are also lots of citizenship events to be apart of

9/10

9a. Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Supportive culture and benefits provided

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

Be confident and build good and key relationship partiuclarly with other teams as this will help you in your roll and particualrly if you won't to apply for a role elsewhere in the bank