Summer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • The work was definately interesting, and it was good to have two rotations to experience different areas of the bank. The only downside was the limited interaction amongnst one of the teams I was placed in - would have been nice if everyone was a little more approachable.

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

    • Refer to the above comment - with the first team, because there were lots of analysts seated next to me, it felt more friendly an informal than in my second team. Perhaps making sure interns sit next to first year analyst would make them feel more comfortable.

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

    • Always felt supported - everything was explained well

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

    • Again, it was nice that both desks were busy and there was work to do

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

    • First team gave a lot of responsibilty, because it was very busy. Second team wasn't as busy and therefore not huge amounts of responsibility, but it was still enough to get a good idea of the projects I was helping with

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Want to pursue studies in Finance, and therefore found the experience incredibly useful

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone seemed freindly - very different atmosphere in the two teams, DCM is much more engaging in my opinion, but everyone in the Sector teams were equally as nice.

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

    • It was nice that my preferences were taken into account when allocating the rotations, but felt that teams could have had better information about when interns were coming and the events that occured - sometimes was the case that Line managers were not aware of what was going on (e.g. MD shadowing).

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

    • The training was definately more than I expected, and it was comforting to know how to use Bloomberg/Factset before arriving on the desk

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

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

    • Very friendly so definatley very high on list of considerations

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes all the interns very equally as friendly, maybe more events across the whole bank as opposed to just Banking would have allowed better socialising.

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

    • Liverpool street is expensive, but this was expected

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

    • Again expensive, but safe and very different to university!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes there were, unfortunatley due to my working hours though I was not able to attend all these events.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking, Banking

London

August 2011

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