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Top 50 Profiles - Barclays

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Summer Internships Short-term Insights

Average student review rating 7.68/10

About Us Barclays is best known as one of the world’s leading banks; a far-reaching global financial services organisation, with 147,000 colleagues in over 50 countries serving more than 48 million customers. Barclays Retail & Business Banking provides banking and credit card solutions and services to personal and small business customers. About the Summer Internship Programme 8 weeks with Barclays is much more than a great way to spend your summer. It could also be the start of a journey that takes you all the way to the top of a global financial services powerhouse. This year you can choose from our Retail & Business Banking Leadership Programme or Functional Leadership Programmes in Credit Risk, HR, Marketing & Products or Technology - Product & Process. Our Summer Internship Programme is designed to help you see more and be more. It’s perfect for students who want real-world commercial experience and a broader, deeper look at a world-leading banking operation. About the Spring Insight Programme This is your chance to see, early on, whether a career with us would be for you, and to begin to demonstrate the leadership qualities we look for. Over four days at our headquarters in Canary Wharf, you will have the chance to network with some of our senior leaders and spend time in the business to see what they do day-to-day. It’s for those who are in their first year at university or the second year of a four-year degree. Whether you choose to join our Summer Internship or Spring Insight Programme, these offer a fantastic

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Our next round of Summer Internships starts in June 2012 and our Spring Insight Programme starts even earlier in April 2012. That might seem like a long way off, but the application deadline (December 30th 2011) isn’t. And with demand for places always high and places offered on a first-come, first-served basis, it’s definitely wise to get your application in early. We are hiring future leaders. Be one of them. To find out more, visit www.top50.gd/barclays

Number of Opportunities: 30+ Main Operating Industries: Banking & Finance Salary & Benefits: Competitive Entry Requirements: 2.1 and above Locations: UK Nationwide Application Process: Online then assessment centre - Summer Internship. Online then telephone interview - Insight Programme Roles Recruiting Into: Retail Business Banking, Credit Risk, HR, Marketing and Technology 48

opportunity to gain valuable insights and commercial skills as you immerse yourself in our business and see whether what we do is what you want to do in the long term. Better still, impress us at this stage and you’ll be offered the opportunity to fast-track onto the next stage of the programme.

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