Intern Review

by NatWest Group

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Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • - The opportunity to participate in various workshops and development sessions - Working on group projects - Spending a few days a week in a specific placement that you will be assigned to - Meeting other interns in social events


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I have especially developed my communication skills as throughout the internship I have expanded my network. Talking to a lot of people will increase confidence in meetings and talking to various other stakeholders.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, my placement manager has given me a lot of responsibility and I was able to work week by week on my little project. It was encouraging, as it is not just an unnecessary task given to you because you are an intern, I was actually able to see the impact of it.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The support was great, be it HR or the placement manager. Everybody in the bank is extremely helpful and always enjoys having a catch up with interns.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Great company culture - Have never experienced anything like that. People are so helpful and nice. Wellbeing is a big part of the culture and is very valued by all employees and even we interns had the opportunity to participate in some wellbeing activities. NatWest really values your mental health especially during Covid and I really appreciated that.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I would do it again and I could recommend it to everybody. NatWest Group is such as great place to work at with its people, culture and strategy.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
  • Go for it - you will not regret it.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Scotland

August 2021


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