Change and Business Solutions Intern Review
by NatWest Group
Rating
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Skills
3.5
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group
- 7. Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
Overview
I have been asked to analyse the support my team to provide to colleagues and prepare a presentation to give for our wider team. I have been involved in the daily routine of meetings in the team. Some time available for learning and reflection. We have also been given centrally managed intern projects where we work in small teams. Lastly we have been asked to do some charity fundraising.
Skills
Yes, I have gained much more insight into corporate organizations and made some improvements to my stakeholder management skills.
Responsibilities
A bit. Most of the work I have been doing has only been reported to my direct line manager and the people around him and then they can decide how to prioritize it. I have not worked on anything that was critical to our team, but it was still relevant to them.
Support & Guidance
I have found the company quite supportive. Line manager has been okay, but have been much absent for holidays. Nice graduate buddy to help me, and also good support from some of the younger colleagues in my team. Early careers have felt accessible and held check ins weekly. Generally most people when you reach out have been happy to chat and support.
Culture
Quite good. Everyone is very supportive of interns. The graduate councils have hosted a bunch of events for us. The company is very remote though with many working primarily from home, which I have found difficult as a new joiner.
Your Impressions
I have enjoyed it fairly well. Some things could have been better with more in-person interactions, but overall it has been very insightful and I feel like I have learned something from the experience. Very nice cohort of interns that has helped a lot.
Yes
The assessment process for me was quite slow, so just be persistent and keep asking them. It is a very large corporate and this can make things frustratingly slow, but also provides a lot of opportunities to get insight into various fields.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
Scotland
August 2022
