Summer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • Worked within a good team and was given high levels of responsibility. The experience was valuable, whilst enjoyable.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Frequent recognition when appropriate, with valuable feedback offered. The team were thankful when work was completed for them, lightening their workload.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Line manager offered a large amount of support and guidance. contact with my line manager was regular and informative. I also had the support of a graduate within my team who gave me advice on day-to-day work and future opportunities on the graduate programme.

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

    • Given large amounts of responsibility and work. It also included a lot of customer interaction where I was able to improve my skills daily. At the same time i was allowed a reasonable amount of time to work on my project and CSR activities.

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

    • A good amount of responsibility was given, including customer interaction.

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

    • It has improved my personal skills. It may not help my degree studies directly but will benefit me in jobs beyond university.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Relaxed. All teams were nice and interested in our roles.

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

    • Took a bit of time to get going with access to buildings and IT systems, but from there it was smooth;y run.

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

    • No additional training throughout the internship, but learnt on the job

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Appealing atmosphere to work in

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Good social scene with fellow interns as in a smaller office where we spent more time together outside of work.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cost of living was reasonably low but no help from the company, even in terms of information. Socialising only with other interns

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

    • Didn't experience it but heard it isn't great.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No. One 5 a side football match against other employees within the bank in the final week was the only one.

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

September 2015

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