Compliance Intern Review

by Santander

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It was good fun.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt like a made a fairly valuable contribution, helping out with various tasks to assist the team

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

    • My buddy was very helpful and gave me the majority of my work

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was never too busy. I would have liked more work as there were times when i needed things to do but there was nothing for me

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I would have liked a bit more responsibilty as i felt i could make a contribution, but equally after only 10 weeks i didn't feel completely au fait with some stuff

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • It was good to learn various job skills and learn about compliance. The whole process including the interview will be very beneficial going forward

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was good however the London office had far more going on and had a more proffessional feel to it

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There were little things such as not gettting the details of other interns till very late and the fact that my interview expenses weren't refunded till late July (3 months later)

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Santander pay for relevant qualifications for Compliance which are good for career development and would help if looking to move forward.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The way the Internship worked was that if you were reccomended by your line manager and there was a space for you on the grad scheme then you would get the job. However there was no Compliance grad scheme for 2014 which was dissapointing. Especially in such a fairly large and growing department.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We had lunch together every day and met up after work with the others that were around

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

    • Milton keynes was pretty cheap really average would be £400 per month on rent

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Average

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I played for a cricket team and a guy from works team at the weekend. There's also other things such as football teams

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Retail Banking, Banking

South East

September 2013

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