spring week intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    3.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • It was a great experience, 40 interns, and a great hotel as well as a great introduction on the first day.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I was in internal audit, the intern audit team didn't provide much value to us we didn't actually get to shadow them but the HR team was great.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • a lot of presentations and talks from current interns and graduates.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Not much for my degree but it was good for my soft skills

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Internal audit team didn't give us much information but the programme.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • It was great.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Not much because it was only one week, but there was training for improving presentation skills and selling skills. So I don't blame RBS because one week is not much, but in that week the firm did everything they can and I learned a lot about internal audit and banking and RBS.

    3/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • I learned a lot about the culture at RBS and I made mind about working full time. The insight gave me a great insight and a true picture of the company. We had talks and networking events so the insight did show us what it would be like to work at RBS.

    3/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • I learned a lot about the culture at RBS and I figured it was a very friendly and open mined culture full of great opportunities. The insight gave me a great insight into the culture at the firm. We had networking events so the insight gave me a good understanding of the culture at the firm.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • The content of the day was amazing, all the days were structured well with talks and networking events as well as work shadow for some hours. We had chances to meet people in out the interest of departments and talk to them about their jobs and how we can get there in the future.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Everything was paid for, the hospital was amazing. The hotel, food, transport to and from work and other things at work was all paid for. We had large allowances for food and travel and that was amazing from RBS. The firm did everything possible to make us feel comfortable and it was great.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • There was alot of opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company, there were talks from graduates and drinks after and dinner where we could talk to them. We also had opportunities to talk to seniors at the particular departments we were in. RBS could have done a bit better in this aspect, especially for internal audit.

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • There was alot of opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company, there were talks from graduates and drinks after and dinner where we could talk to them. We also had opportunities to talk to seniors at the particular departments we were in, where we could have coffee with them in the coffee bars on sight. RBS could have done a bit better in this aspect, especially for internal audit by making it more fun and more interactive.

    3/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Not that much, the insight was focused on people and what they do at the job so there wasn't much information about what they do outside of work. We had a few talks and presentations but none of them was about personal lives outside of work or anything to do with outside of work.

    3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I would recommend this insight to a friend, it was all paid for and a lot of fun where I met great people and built lifelong relationships. Furthermore, you can get a great insight into RBS and banking, and the people at the firm are very friendly you will definitely feel welcomed.

    5/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Audit

Scotland

July 2018


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