Spring Intern Review

Many of the sessions were presented in very enjoyable and interesting ways.

The RBS team were constantly reminding us of how future-orientated the Bank is and thus how important it is to bring in new graduates. We were also told about how competitive the interview process was to get on the placement scheme.

Every member of the team was always willing to help us with any questions we have.

The experience has been invaluable. What I have learnt will not only help me in my university degree, as it was very relevant to what I am studying, but it will be immensely useful for future applications and interviews.

From the very first day we were told about how each day was structured. I felt that by giving us 2 days of training, then 2 days of shadowing, and an assessment centre with CRS at the end was ideal.

All of the interns seemed incredibly happy to be there. The first day provided a brilliant ice-breaker for everyone and simultaneously taught us the importance of networking. I felt this was a very useful start to the week. Also, all the staff seemed like they enjoyed being part of the recruitment process and the graduates seemed to enjoy having us as shadows.

It was evident from the start that the company invested a lot with the lengthy and costly training we were given.

It provided me with great knowledge of how the bank works on the whole, but also gave me a really good insight into the working atmosphere at the bank as I was able to shadow in several departments.

Everybody I spoke to was extremely happy to discuss the culture of the bank with me, and it has allowed me to differentiate between RBS and other banks with regards to their culture.

I know in much more detail what this sector is like, and in particular what role I would most enjoy being in for the future.

Living within the M25 I was not reimbursed of any expenses.

There were a lot of opportunity to meet with a lot of different graduates, managers, and of course interns. We even had a talk on how to effectively network at the beginning of the week which was immensely useful.

Very enjoyable. We had a quiz after day two which was a really relaxed way to end the first two days of training.

I had a lengthy discussion with one graduate about what the bank offers outside of work, and we also took part in a CSR scheme.

Yes, it was very useful for my future, but also very enjoyable.