Business Technology Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Overall enjoyable, although sometimes not the most interesting work.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt very valued by my colleagues. I feel I was lucky with the team I was placed in, as some other interns did not necessarily feel the same way.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Excellent support from my line manager and other members of the team, sometime dealings with HR was a bit vague.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some days I had nothing to do and some days I was incredibly busy.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Reasonable amount of responsibility, but as I was only here for 10 weeks I felt it was difficult to give me more important tasks as I will not be here to see them through.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Development of a lot of soft skills, however nothing significant.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • I was placed in a particularly lively office - lots to do, was incredible fun when we had office Olympic games.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Not organised very well. Inconsistency amongst interns and poor communication at times.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I feel as though the company has invested a lot in me for personal training and development.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • 4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Edinburgh is a very expensive city, especially during the festival in August. Apart from rent, Edinburgh is as expensive as London.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Edinburgh during the festival is amazing, and even not during the festival is great fun.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Work can be quite tiring, reasonable hours but could take 2-3 hours to and from work to the city centre depending on traffic and parking was near impossible. A 9 hour work day was quite often 12 hours of time used. Being able to work from home once a week as full time employees can would have been hugely beneficial.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Management, Information Technology

Scotland

September 2016

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