Finance Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

1.4/5
  • About You
    0.6
  • The Company
    1.5
  • Everything Else
    2.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the virtual experience?

    • Utterly useless. Learned nothing, the talks were useless and filled with newspeak gibberish. The sector specific project was not helpful in getting acquainted with working remotely, or with anything useful at all. This whole experience has been very disappointing, I understand the wish to carry out the internship despite COVID19 but if it is so let it at least be an opportunity to learn not an opportunity to repeat meaningless gibberish over and over again. Barkley's a direct competitor has also stuck with a Virtual internship but they actually had people doing something, not attending a series of boring webinars.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • This is clearly just an excuse to pay us in order to get us to attend the graduate scheme, nothing more.

    1/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the virtual experience?

    • I might as well have watched a series of webinars.

    1/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Nothing that was said increased my knowledge, abilities or helped me develop new skills.

    1/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the virtual experience?

    • There was structure, shame it was sheer humbug

    3/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your virtual experience?

    • 1/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They gave me money to join their graduate scheme.

    1/5
  • 8. To what extent did the virtual experience help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • If the full time job was to listen to Corporate Social Responsibility dogma repeated over and over like a mantra in a sect then I believe the internship showed my future responsibilities perfectly.

    1/5
  • 9. How much did the virtual experience help you in understanding the company culture?

    • If what was presented was real I hope never to step in those offices again.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Not helpful at all.

    1/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • 1/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • 1/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes silly challenges

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this virtual experience to a friend?

    • Easiest money you'll ever make

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

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Scotland

July 2020

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