The virtual internship has been split up into different sessions and work 2 days a week I am on placement in my finance tem carrying out work for my line manager The rest of the time is split between a business project which is a presentation with othe
Arranging calls with graduates and managers to learn about the bank Working on a desk project specific to the department you are in Attending team meetings Doing research for other team members Working on a Corporate social responsibility charity project
some development sessions workshop placement time
Each intern has a placement which is randomly allocated and then works on a business project and CSR project I work on these in rotation and have wonderful teams and lots of help
In the virtual internship experience I had a placement team in which I work with my line manager There is also time allocated to work in groups for a Business project and a CSR project The programme is well structured so there is a schedule to follow o
Variety of zoom meetings with colleagues across the bank and the Early Careers team many of them being development sessions
Shadowing and learning from senior members of the team as well as engaging in learning modules and zooms for all interns about crucial skills
Spend time in development sessions networking with other people participating in a sustainability based business project and also raising some money from charity Each day is very varied and time is well structured so that you are able to spend sufficie
3 days a week I work from home I attend virtual meetings on topics ranging from work culture market performance and sustainability goals The remaining 2 days a week I shadow my line manager completing his daytoday tasks and accompany him to meeti
I assist with the desk on an adhoc basis meet with team members to better understand the bank I have a desk project to complete during my desk rotation to demonstrate the skills I have learnt on my rotation Plenty of coffee meetings with team members
Taking part in Business and CSR projects Engaging in development sessions and Social events with other interns Making progress and supporting my placement team
do some business projects gain insights from placement time
Time is split between general NatWest days 3 and time spent within your department 2 On general days you work with other interns on two separate projects and attend sessions giving more information on the bank and its stakeholders Placement days va
This was a female insight week all virtual lasting a week We met some graduates who were undertaking the change and business solutions insight week and they discussed more about their roles and how the scheme works We took part in a skills session too
The RBS Legal First Step program was a great way to get an introduction into both the legal and banking industries It was a great opportunity as an ALevel student to start building my network and get into contact with people in both professions to star
I thought it was a great insight into the graduate program which is quite useful It had interesting sessions and opportunities to engage with the speakers
Really interesting to hear from speakers from the chosen department as well as generally from the group Encouraging and helpful advice from the recruitment team in applying to graduate roles and internships within the group It was great speaking with o
I enjoyed the insight immensely there was a huge effort to include different parts of the bank as well as make the experience as focused on your particular division mine was Structured Finance as possible
The Insight week was very well structured given that it was facilitated virtually rather than in the Edinburgh Office Most of the sessions were informative about the role RBS and the NatWest Group more generally and I particularly enjoyed hearing fro
I found the insight week fantastic I enjoyed the range of employees that I was able to engage with NatWest graduates to employees who hold senior positions Im glad that every virtual day finished with a questions and answer session as it allowed me t
