Summer Intern Review
by NatWest Group
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.6
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The Company
3.3
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The Culture
2.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I was given a project to work for 8 weeks which I really enjoyed as I was able to take ownership of it and contribute with tangible input.
Felt really valued by team members, did a presentation to my team and everyone listened and gave valuable feedback. Also did a presentation to Exco members which really took our input into account and might implement some of our ideas.
My line manager was away during the first two weeks and during these weeks I felt I had no one I could really go to for guidance. My team members did not prepare any real work for me to work on. But once my line manager arrived I felt like I could always approach him for help and he would always give me feedback and took some time to sit down with me when needed.
First two weeks was not busy at all as my Line manager was on annual leave and team members did not really know what work to give me. Week 3-9 was on a perfect balance of busy, had a big project to work on and really enjoyed it. I submitted my project at the end of week 9 and durnig week 10 was a bit bored as I did not have much work except for a group presentation.
Was not given real responsibility but had the opportunity to work on a big project which will be very helpful to internal employees.
Developed my networking skills by booking meetings with employees from different departments. Learned about treasury technicalities but do not think that will be useful for my degree (study Business Management)
The Company
Everyone was very friendly and took some time to sit down with me and explain me about their roles and experience. One of the most appealing factors for me about RBS which would definitely make me consider the graduate scheme offer.
Not quite prepared when my line manager was away during the first two weeks. Would recommend in the future interns are given two line managers if one of them is away during the first weeks. Rest of the internship well organised,
Did not find induction week or excel training useful. Felt that the company really invested in us during the time in our offices though.
Appealing grad job, like the fact that there is a rotation every 6 months
The Culture
Good intern atmosphere. Good team atmopshere
Lived in south kensington. Very expensive but really nice
Did not go out in the area I worked in. But bishopsgate : really nice area with lots of places to go for lunch
No
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
International
September 2015
