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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,076 total reviews)
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      C.S. Venkatakrishnan

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,076 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barclays employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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      22K reviews
      3.0
      Oct 28, 2008

      Good pay, rising prestige, poor industry outlook, non-existant culture.

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company is getting more prestigious, especially after its acquisition of Lehman Brothers. Pay is pretty good as well. There will be good exit opportunities. The people are also generally nice - management has a no jerk policy.

      Cons

      The firm still has not found its culture. It really depends group to group due to the small size of each group. Job security is also at an all time low - they recently laid off 3000 jobs. Hours are extremely rough although they vary from group to group, which is to be expected in the investment banking industry. Hours for banking probably average 85 hours a week.

      2.0
      Oct 4, 2008

      Barclays on the rise

      Manager of client service
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary when compared to competitors

      Cons

      Very much London centered. If you are not in London, you are out of the loop. Barclays is aggressive about identifying the bottom 10% of the performers and getting rid of them.

      4.0
      Oct 1, 2008

      Great internship opportunities

      Summer intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The internship program here is fantastic, with BarCap running a group of 150+ interns and Barclays Wealth now completing its second round of summer analysts. HR does a great job of balancing on-desk work experience with training sessions, and even roundtable-type discussions with higher management and the CEO.

      Cons

      For interns, the personal experience is pretty much entirely dependent on the team you're assigned to. If luck is on your side, you'll have a great line manager that fosters professional growth and encourages you to ask questions, etc. On the other hand, you could end up with a manager who goes the entire summer without speaking with you and instead asks another entry-level associate to "take care" of you.

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