Operations and Specialist 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
4.1
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The Company
2.1
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The Culture
2.8
- 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 felt that my internship provided me with a fantastic insight into Operations in RBS. I contributed to many business-readiness tasks and the work given to me felt tailored to my needs.
My colleagues in the team I was placed in were friendly, helpful, and funny- a perfect mix! They made me feel extremely welcome and supported me in any way that they could.
My line managers were always checking on me to ensure that I was OK in whichever task that I was doing. I felt that I could always ask them for help in any manner of activities, from work tasks to settling in to my location. The only downside is that throughout my internship my line mangers changed. This was a shame for whilst they were all great, there was little consistency.
My team was involved in a whole host of business-readiness tasks, and as a lot of these required very little specialist knowledge- just a lot of time and effort- I was constantly busy. My team were extremely friendly and supportive, and so whenever I felt a bit too overwhelmed with the amount of work I had been set I could easily discuss expectations with them. Because of this I acheived a perfect balance.
Lots- as I was contributing to a business readiness task I was often the final person to check and edit the products before they were sent out to the customers. I really enjoyed this and thrived because of it.
My workstream was very specified and my degree is arts-based, so I doubt that many of the skills learnt will be of immediate use to me. However, I learnt a lot about working in a large company, and in an office, and so I will take many things forward.
The Company
The Culture
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Scotland
September 2015
