Software Engineer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

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Rating

4.3/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My internship is in a form of 2 weeks rotation in 8 weeks of internship and I'll get to shadow the colleagues. However, the colleagues also give me some tasks to do.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, for example communication skill, teamwork, and programming. I also gain more experience working in corporate.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was originally going to be shadowing but I request my colleagues to give me some work, so I'm given some tasks. I think the tasks are manageable. They also allow me to tell whether I have too much or too less work.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The internship induction didn't give much support and guidance as it's more of a presentation of a corporate values and cultures. However, the colleagues here are extremely helpful.


  • 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?
  • I think it fosters collaboration, and communications. There's also a lot of meetings.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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 enjoy the internship. Even though there could be a lot of work due to many clubs and activities but I get to connect and share knowledge with many people.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
  • This internship is more about learning than competition or technical. You have to demonstrate that you're ready and willing to learn something new. You could be an absolute newbie, but as long as you have the passion and willingness to learn, you'll be fitted here.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

Scotland

July 2024


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