Summer Intern Review

by Santander

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • I worked in Santander's operations division. The work was focused on improving the current processes within the bank and my team focused on the IT side (but to common misconception there was no coding involved). Instead my role focused on project management and liaising with relevant stakeholders on drawing the plans of improvements and ensuring that they were in line with business requirements

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

    • The atmosphere was great, I felt comfortable to ask questions even from colleagues who were not in my team.

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

    • The level of support was good

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

    • There were weeks when I was particularly busy when taking over a project and August proved to be a high holiday season for Santander's employees

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • My level of responsibility exceeded my expectation, I was exposed to many of the bank's core divisions.

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

    • I learnt how to use MS Visio for project planning and MS Project Manager which is used for it says on the tin.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was pretty relaxed and fun, everyone was friendly and was easy to approach

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

    • I enjoyed a vast amount of responsibility however the programme wasn't structured very rigidly and there was only one networking/social event

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • As it was only 9 weeks placement I didn't expect n awful lot of training. Apart from doing the compulsory training I got taught through the basics of change management practice and was introduced to several software packages

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They prioritise interns for their grad intake

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was pretty good, we met at the local bar each Friday

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

    • It's London, you can't expect bargains

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

    • London offers a vast variety of going out options, you just need to know the right places but whenever you go you should be prepared to spend quite a bit to enjoy yourself

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

    • I wasn't made aware of any (apart from sports day which was taking place during working hours)

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

November 2013

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