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
3.1
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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 did enjoy my time at RBS. However sometimes I felt as though there was no real structure to the placement, and was sometimes doing work that was perhaps tasks that other people did not want to do.
I felt very valued by my colleagues, especially towards the second half of the internship when i was undertaking independent work which was adding value to the everyday work.
At the start, a lot of guidance. Towards the end, less so. Perhaps due to holidays etc, but when senior members left there was little guidance
This very much varied. I was never over busy, but sometimes did end up being quite bored.
As many members of staff left / went on holiday, I was a full part of the team and contributing very much, taking on a lot of responsibility.
Many of the lending and analytical skills will definitely help me in my future professional career.
The Company
The atmosphere was professional but also very fun. As it was a small office, everybody was very close and friendly.
I dont think there was very much organisation. THere could have been better programmes etc for interns, especially the intern project which did not seem to relate to our work.
Quite a lot of personal training by my line manager, but other than that i did not gain much more than the initial week of teaching, much of which wasn't too applicable to the day to day work.
Financial Bonus
Quite appealing.
The Culture
There was, but i was placed in a small office which meant not much
Quite expensive
N/a
Yes
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2015
