Markets intern - credit trading, investment flow grade Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • It was a really good introduction to this area, I learnt alot and the programme was well thought out.

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

    • A very horizontal feeling institution and I felt that people took notice of me and were interested in what we were up to

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

    • My hiring manager was unfortunately rather busy most of the time, which was very understandable but as a desk we were looked after and most of the time HR were very useful

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

    • Depending on the time of day I was more or less busy, but was never over stretched and some one was always willing to talk to me if I had little on.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • It is pretty much illegal for an intern to do much of use on a trading internship so not much!

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

    • I think my understanding of the market and the role of a trader grew exponentially, aswell as a general understanding of the financial markets and macro economics. The programme was fairly unrelated to my university course so I wouldnt say it had much effect on that, but if I end up in this sector my time here will have been invaluable.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • General atmosphere was good, pleasant place to work, little quiet as it was the summer and lots of people were on holiday

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

    • Very well organised, great to get the rotations at the start and find where you are suited to. Good learning over view of the whole department.

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

    • There wasnt too much of this but I know that if you do the grad programme there is a lot of investment, would be crazy if a bank say put you through your fsa's before joining!

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

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

    • Would be a nice place to work, will have to wait and see!

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There is a large intern class and lots of intern interaction. Not over forced though, can be as involved as you like, many RBS events to help this along the way

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

    • I was lucky since lived close enough to live at home for this but the cost of living and socialising in central london is very expensive!

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

    • Since weekends were off, more just explored pubs by work than going out out really close to work, so cant really comment. A buzzy area though, lots of fun for those in the know

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

    • there were some opportunities, though they perhaps emerged only in the first week before I was sure how much spare time I would be able to dedicate to them, bit of a shame.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking, Banking

London

August 2011

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