Summer Intern Review
by NatWest Group
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.2
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
3.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really enjoyed the internship at RBS. The program was very well structured with lots of activities to network with senior management and interns. The best part about the internship was the culture of RBS. The people are genuinely nice and try to help you out in any way possible. There was also a lot of focus on CSR with activities such as raising money for charities which helped to know other interns better.
The overall culture of RBS is very good with people always ready to help. However, the culture at your desk varies. Some desk give a lot of responsibilities to the interns whereas some not so much. But overall the people on desk were very respectful and gave serious work to the interns.
The support from line managers was quite good. It does vary for each desk but general consensus among interns was that all the line managers were quite supportive. If you have any questions people would give time to you and try to explain you in detail. The HR is always there to help and very supportive. I know people who have changed their rotations mid way by talking to the HR.
The responsibilities you are given on the desk depends partially on you and partially on the desk you are on. If you do good work , more and more responsibilities are given to you. It also depends on the desk because if you are on trading desk you are rarely given any real responsibilities whereas people in capital markets or advisory worked crazy hours.
As I mentioned above it depends on you. Personally, I got a lot of responsibilities and also got opportunity to talk to clients and deal with offices in Switzerland and Germany.
I feel the training I got is very useful and pertinent to my studies.
The Company
Great atmosphere. RBS culture is really good. Very helpful people.
The internship was very well organised and well set up. The HR was always available if anything went wrong. There were a lot of events such as sports day, drinks evenings etc.
The firm invested a lot of time for the training. However, the training was a bit basic in finance and excel.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Parties/Events
I would love to get a return offer from RBS and I can see myself working with them in the long term. I loved the culture and my work.
The Culture
Yes . The interns were mostly undergraduate students and hence there was a good social scene. Everyone went for drinks on weekends etc.
Its London.
Its London..
There were few opportunities of going to team tournaments etc . Not a lot though. On the other hand there were a lot of intern activities to keep us busy.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
August 2013
