Spring week intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.9
  • Everything Else
    2.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • It was an intense but very informative week. Learnt a lot about how the supports function is like in RBS. Also met a lot of great people (both spring week interns and the colleagues there).

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Felt very valued in the company. Graduates and everyone there in general were more than happy to answer any questions we had.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Had a lot of guidance throughout the week, it was scheduled and structured really well, except for the over run on the first day.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Developed communication, networking skills, and learned more about what working in functions (HR, risk, finance, audit) division is like to see whether I'd like to have a career in this field.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Yes, as mentioned above.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Loved the headquarters, it's an amazing building to work in. People were all very friendly and extremely willing to help even though they were busy.

    3/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Not much training was given, but we had the opportunity to shadow graduates from different divisions, in which I learned a lot from.

    5/5

  • 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?
  • Yes, it helped me a lot in understanding what it's like working in the company. Love the atmosphere, culture and how people worked together there.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Very much. This was definitely seen throughout the week.

    5/5

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

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • not paid but reimbursed travel, food and accommodation expenses


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Quite a few, especially one the days where we had job shadowing.

    3/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Not many networking opportunities, only those in job shadowing. There was no social event for talking with graduates

    3/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Yes, they do CSR

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Yes, definitely.

    3/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015


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