This week I have been asked to work for strategic investments and analytics team. An interesting piece of work - looking into the technology 'right-shored' centres and analyzing the cost performance five years down the line. Read More
30 September 2011 11:03 am Comments (0) Tags: Suddankumar Subbaroyan
Hi Everyone, I thought I would provide you a little update on what’s going on in my world as a Barclays Grad. Read More
23 September 2011 5:04 pm Comments (0) Tags: max rae
Hi everyone, It's been a really busy week, with my PD review, Business 2020 training and 'Step into the Night', and sorting out logistical issues with my next role. Read More
23 September 2011 2:56 pm Comments (0) Tags: helen jennison
My line manager has been away for most of this week, which always guarantees a few curve balls and ad-hoc requests coming from senior management! It's a great way to show off some of the skills you've learnt to a senior audience, and was an encouraging vote of confidence that they came directly to me. But it can get slightly stressful at times! Especially when you have various requests from differing stakeholders, all of which need doing yesterday. Read More
23 September 2011 2:24 pm Comments (0) Tags: luke brennan
So, end of second week in my final placement..!! Read More
16 September 2011 10:02 am Comments (2) Tags: Suddankumar Subbaroyan
Hi everyone, I am Katie and I am on the Retail Development Programme for school leavers. On the 14th September I was lucky enough to be invited to take part in Graduate Answer Time as part of the panel. The event that was hosted at BAFTA and centred around the debate topic of "With the increase in tuition fees, are you going to get the best talent for the future from universities?" Read More
15 September 2011 9:50 pm Comments (1) Tags: graduate answertime, katie poole, school leaver
End of another long day, but I'm happy with the progress my team is making on our current delieverable (Stress Testing - I mentioned it in my last post). The hours have been long, but we are getting there and our final output is coming in good shape. Read More
13 September 2011 10:31 pm Comments (0) Tags: saurabh kabre
This is my last week of my current placement (Employee Relations). The second 6 months of the scheme have gone so quickly, I can't believe its now been a year since I first joined Barclays. Read More
13 September 2011 9:16 am Comments (0) Tags: helen jennison
When our Head of Talent and Development gave a presentation on the second annual One Young World Summit, I was massively keen to go as one of Barclays’ 20 internal delegates. This was my experience. Read More
11 September 2011 12:40 pm Comments (0) Tags: one young world, oyw, paolo zeppetelli, summit
If you’re a Lee Evans fan, enter our Laugh More competition – and you could win one of several pairs of tickets to his sell-out arena tour. Read More
8 September 2011 9:43 am Comments (13) Tags: competition, laugh more, lee evans, news
