Summer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Really good social events.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Team made me feel very inclusive, very nice culture.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Guidance given, everyone's willing to spare you a bit of time if you need help/want to shadow.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I had enough time to undertake shadowing and rotations, had a good balance of work and time to absorb enough information on what employees do daily.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Had relatively large projects to do which were actually used by employees and parts were sent to clients.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Built a solid foundation of the technical knowledge and terms used in the banking industry.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very nice culture and fun colleagues. My colleagues were very lively and had such a good worklife balance, better than the interns!

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Have a lot of events organised where we can meet new people from different departments. We were given a good foundation during training.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Had a week of training at the beginning, and courses such as technical analysis throughout the internship.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very good opportunities here, good worklife balance and everyone is friendly and helpful.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Went out a few times but not enough, good social events organised aswell.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Lots of restaurants, food places and bars around.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Close to everything e.g. Brick Lane and Bank

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Took part in volunteering events and an enterprise challenge. Lots of events and programmes were organised throughout the programme.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking, Economics

London

August 2013

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