Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.7
  • Everything Else
    3.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • Found it very stimulating to see areas of the company that were completely new to me such as Cooprate Security Services.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Everyone was treated very well and they designed the programme well to fully maximise engagement.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Lots of giudance on future career prospects at RBS and the stages of career progession.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Learned a great deal about team work and presentation skills during the assessment excercises. In addition interview practice was also very helpful.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Very well structured and covered a great deal over a 5 day period. Included job shadowing, talking to managers and graduates.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Very friendly and made everyone feel valued. Many interesting and diverse people to enhancing a buzzing and exciting atmosphere.

    4/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A few tips on presentations and communication skills.

    2/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • Got to observe the role of graduates to get a more hands-on perspective.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Very much so. Very easy to identify the culture within the organisation.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Very useful in helping me get an overview of what working in an international bank is like.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • All travel, accomodation and meals paid for.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Yes plenty of opportunities to meet employees from various departments across the organisation.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Very well done. Planty of time to get to know peopl from within the organisation. Great atmosphere!

    4/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Not a huge amount revealed on other social activities available out of the workplace.

    2/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Yes most definitely

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Retail Banking, Banking

London

April 2013


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