Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • A well rounded and informative internship that gave a great insight into the bank and its future direction.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • All of my colleagues seemed to find my help useful and wanted to involve me in their work, as such, i learned a great deal about the work my colleagues do.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My line manager was very interested in my future and not just the work i was doing at RBS, as such i have come out of the experience with a better idea of what i want to do and in what areas i want to work.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • This varied, most days were full, however, as to be expected, some days were very quiet with not a lot of work to do.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given a lot of responsibility in terms of internal interaction with other areas of the bank and to some extent with regards to meeting clients and presenting what we can do to help them.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Although some of the work i have done will definitely be useful in terms of my future studies, the specificity to banking that most of the work was made it less useful for a general business management degree.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Everyone was very willing to help and include me with their work and outside of the office i had a lot of interaction with my team and so got to know them more personally too.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • This was varied, with some areas much better organised than others.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • This was very positive most due to my line managers assistance with my personal development and future plans.

    5/5

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

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Very.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Not a lot was organised in terms of social events, so although the social life with those that i met and got along with well was good, there was little scope for meeting other interns.

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Very expensive part of the world, but pay was good enough to manage.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Huge number of options with regards to pubs, bars and clubs in London.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Not a huge amount to get involved in outside of work, apart from some team exercises.

    3/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2015


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