Santander Corporate Banking-Work Placement Review

by Santander

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Rating

4.6/5
  • About You
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.6
  • Everything Else
    4.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Vey much enjoyed my time at Santander Corporate in Cardiff.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • All members of staff treated me as any other member of staff and made me feel part of the team from the first day

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • All members of staff were always open to helping me and giving me any advice

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

    • Very much so. Gained a vast amount of knowledge on the banking sector and also a fundamental topics

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Structure was perfect, did not have any problems

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Very friendly and fun atmosphere to work in whilst maintaining a professional attitude

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

    • Invested a large amount of their time and effort into me training and development without becoming to much of a buren on employees

    4/5
  • 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?

    • Very much, gave me a good insight into the every day life of employees in this firm

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Gave me a vast understanding og how the firm was run and also how it works

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • 5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • i was not expected to be pair or reimbursed, therefore that was not an issue to me

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes, i was strongly encouraged to connect with members of staff through linkedin and also took part in staff meetings and discussion

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Very infromative and helpful

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Mostly personal activities which employees discussed, non work related

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes, overall excellent experience

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Wales

August 2014

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