Summer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly enjoyed the experience and gave me the insight I needed to decide whether or not investment banking is the career I wanted to pursue.

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

    • Highly valued, it is very prestigious to be one of the summer interns.

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

    • Any issues I had there was always a manager around to help and we had regular feedback meetings.

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

    • Very busy, but it meant that I felt I was making a tangible impact.

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

    • A large amount.

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

    • The skills I gained will definitely assist in my degree studies.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was a working environment however it was also a lot of fun.

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

    • The HR team were fantastic and we knew exactly where we needed to be, what they expected of us and what events we had to look forward to throughout the internship.

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

    • RBS invest fully in all of their interns.

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

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

    • Very appealing, lots of change is happening throughout the organisation which means there are lots of opportunities.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Very good social scene for young people.

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

    • Manchester was perfectly reasonable.

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

    • The spinning field area is fantastic for nightlife.

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

    • Not that I was aware of, although RBS's CSR initiatives were good fun and important to the organisation.

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

North West

September 2014

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