Summer Analyst 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
4.0
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The Culture
3.6
- 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
Was very enjoyable and ensightful into the world of investment banking. First hand contact with how important technology is to the trading business.
Everyone at RBS that I came in contact with was bothe very helpful and always made me feel like part of the team rather than an intern.
My line manager ensured that I had a project and workload to keep me busy. He also provided support whenever I needed it and set new tasks once old ones were completed.
Most days were very busy and went by very quickly. Constant work meant that I was never sitting around bored.
Due to the nature of my department there were a large number of things that i could not help out with due to not having the correct qualifications. However, the tasks I was set were of direct releavance to my team.
Gained an excellent insight into bothe C# programming and also FX Trading and how the markets work and opperate. This will be very valuable in the future.
The Company
The atmosphere was one of concentration and everyone took their work seriously. However, people were still always in a good mood and willing to have a laugh.
The organisation of the internship was excellent. HR organised plenty of after, and during, work events for the interns and the programme in general was very well ran.
RBS interns complete a 1 week orientation programme at the start of the internship to make sure everyone is aware of the operations of the bank. Following that everyone is trained depending on what role/department they are in.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
I think that RBS is definetly somewhere that I would like to come back to work in the future as it has a focus and welcoming atmoshpere and teh people are great to work with.
The Culture
The social scene after work between the interns was very strong and lively. Events were organised as well as nights out at least a few times a week.
I live in London so the cost of living was very low for me. My expenditure was mostly on socialising and travel rather than things such as accomodation.
London nightlife speaks for itself. Something for everyone and always something going on whatever night you choose to go out on.
There were lots of events organised outside of work to get involved with people from all over the bank. Ranging from football to cycling etc. most things were catered for.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
August 2011
