Virtual insight week learnt about the company and data analytics through talks from graduates and employees Worked in breakout rooms to complete small tasks and make the experience more interactive
We gained more insight into the culture purpose and goals of the bank We had hourlong sessions with either the whole cohort or within our individual business areas to learn more about the technical and more personal side of the bank in addition to mee
Over the week we learnt about NatWests purpose vision and values from colleagues themselves This involved networking and many interactive activities There was also time spent dedicated to prepare us for the upcoming assessment centre for the summer in
Insight into the companys purpose and networking with firm reps
interactive sessions sessions on learning about the business meeting and qampa with professionals
The insight week was held remotely due to the ongoing restrictions and was held using Zoom between roughly 9am1230pm each day There were daily check ins with the student recruitment team and on most days a chance to hear from graduates and seniors with
Presentations and sessions from various teams at NatWest diving into their purpose and company values
Each day of the insight included a morning session dedicated to learning about NatWest Group and Our Purpose giving an overview at the three pillars Learning Enterprise and Sustainability These sessions were normally followed by presentations on we
Every day we were given a range of activities and were introduced to different employees of the bank from different sectors and pathways who gave us valuable insight of what working at NatWest is
3 days per week are for working on your business and CSR project which are a presentation and fundraiser respectively You also have development sessions buddy meetings and talks from people in the bank 2 days per week are with your line manager in an
2 placement daysweek helping your team with assigned tasks working in excel creating powerpoint summaries doing internalexternal research for team rest of week working on Business and Charity projects in groups with other interns you get to
As a Change amp Business Solutions Intern I had to do placement work In an allocated department within Retail Banking work on an intern business project work on a CSR project as well as attend various development sessions workshops speaker session
The virtual experience was fantastically adapted to the new ways of working and gave me a thorough understanding of NatWests purpose and future goals Also with thanks to my placement days I feel that I now have a greater understanding of the finance fu
2 days a week will be dedicated to your placement This will vary dependent on the team youre on For me it was collecting information from around the bank through interviews or reports and externally to come up with presentations The other days you w
For two days a week I would work in a placement team This involved attending daily standups planning meetings and retros as well as working with other members of my team on tasks For the other three days I would work in my project teams to prepare f
Shadowing project work career events
It was completely online so my day involved lots of meetings over zoom Each day was different and interesting getting to meet different people across the bank We still had lots of networking opportunities despite it being virtual
Being part of the organisational effectiveness team completing daily and weekly tasks around the job framework
Intern within internal audit team Two days each week assigned to placement team involving learning the area attending meetings and helping on audit tasks Other days contained HR led development sessions working on a Business project with other IA int
Non placement days Attend business speaker events Work on intern project build a business presentation on an solving an inefficiency within the bank Attend personal development sessions Work on CSR project with other interns Placement days Gain
