Finance 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
3.4
- 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
The internship was a great opportunity of being able to gain exposure to different areas of the specific department I worked in (Treasury), thus allowing me to develop my communication skills. Specifically, the work within Treasury allowed me to gain an in depth knowledge of the bank as a whole. Additionally, being given so much responsibility allowed me to develop my technical skills.
I feel as if I bonded very well with my colleagues as well as with my line manager, both in the work place and out of the work place. This way, I did not always have to rely on my line manager and could comfortably ask my team about any queries I had. I managed to a learn a lot within my team a lone as each member of my team gave me responsibility within the specific fields they worked in.
I felt as if I was given a lot of support and felt very welcomed by members within my team and members outside of my team. Especially during the CSR event, everyone in my department was very supportive and helpful.
Considering the fact that I was given a lot of responsibility and was asked to be in charge of several daily processes, I felt as if I had a good amount of work everyday (some days more busier than the rest). There was no day I felt extremely bored.
I was in charge of several daily processes and was given a lot of responsibility.
Considering the fact that the work was so technical, I can now take away the skills I have developed with using Excel and apply it to my degree
The Company
Great environment, everyone was very welcoming and very friendly. I dont feel as if there was a time that I couldnt ask anyone for guidance
It was great other than the fact that I feel as if the deadlines for the CSR challenge and the project were too close together. With the work given by my line manager, this meant there was a lot of build up of work and pressure to complete it on time.
A great deal with all of the responsibility, however I feel as if you have to have the initiative to try and gain more exposure -such as with shadowing.
Flexi Time
Company Parties/Events
Very appealing because of the working environment and flexibility of the work.
The Culture
Yes for example, we took part in a treasure hunt which was a great way of bonding.
Not high mainly because I was commuting from home
Very good, great bars around
Not as many as we thought,
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2015
