Summer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Given meaningful work throughout the 10 weeks which actually helped the team

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

    • Very friendly and approachable team including management

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

    • help was always at hand either from colleagues, managers or HR

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

    • work load varied from day to day

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

    • Surprisingly given more responsibility than I thought I would be given.

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

    • learnt a lot about the industry which will help me a lot in my economics degree

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and laid back, as long as you got your work done!

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

    • very well organised by HR and my team

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

    • RBS as a company invested a lot of time and money on all us interns.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Got offered a place on the grad scheme for next september

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not in my office, but interns in other offices did

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • relatively cheap

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • great nightlife with bars and clubs a few mins walk away

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

    • Not too much...

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

North West

August 2014

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