Business Technology Summer Intern Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my internship at RBS. It was a great way to explore not only the organisation but the industry as a whole.

I felt very valued throughout my time at RBS, I was never excluded or made to feel unworthy because I was an intern. This was great as it made me confident to give my input.

My manager and I had an in-person 1:1 each week in which I was able to share what I had been doing and where he could guide me as to what else I could do and give me feedback. This was really useful as it helped me ensure the quality of my work was greater and gave me a chance to ask questions or seek guidance.

I was always kept busy on a daily-basis. One of the things I really enjoyed was I was given the freedom to work at my own pace with deadlines for projects being told well in advance. Because of this, I was able to plan ahead and make sure I was kept busy everyday as I always had some work to pick up.

I felt I was given a lot of responsibility given the department in which I worked, where classified information made up a lot of the work I done day in, day out. To be given the opportunity to work on proposals that will actually be implemented into the business also gave me some more opportunity and made me feel trusted, which was empowering and made me work to a higher standard.

I definitely think my experience at RBS will assist me in my studies and beyond. Firstly, some of the work I've been exposed to has inspired my dissertation topic. In addition to this, I'm more confident in leading teams, presenting and overseeing things outside of my comfort zone.

The atmosphere in my office is professional yet there is an uplifting humour always available.

My team was really great at planning for my arrival on my internship. In my first week, I met someone from almost every team in my department which was great as it gave me a much greater understanding of what my department do and what I'd be doing from day one.

I was given lots of opportunities to explore different areas of the business. For personal development, this was really beneficial as it made me to see the huge variety of positions within the organisation and how, in the future, I could potentially fit into this. In addition to this, I was given the opportunity to enrol in the entrepreneurial development academy which gave me training which is given to the entrepreneurs in Entrepreneurial Spark hatcheries.

As I have said above, having been given thee opportunity to explore other areas of the bank as well as my own area in-depth, the employment prospects definitely do appeal.

Due to the internship falling over the Edinburgh Festival season, it was a great time for everyone to socialise as their was so much going on in the city. Many of the interns lived in the same place too, which helped form a close social bond and a 'hub' of sorts.

Edinburgh is quite an expensive place to live and socialise, but in comparison to other locations (London) it is still a lot more cost-effective.

Edinburgh nightlife was really great given the festivals that were going on at the time

Yes, the grads were very good at inviting interns to payday drinks and other grad council activities which gave great opportunities for networking.