Spring Insight Week - Global Banking and Markets Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • It was a busy week with lots to do. I felt that I learnt a lot over the course of the week.

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

    • We had a chance to do work shadowing on the placement and all the graduates were really friendly and interested.

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

    • RBS made sure we learnt a lot about banking/markets and how to network before put into shadowing. This was really good.

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

    • We were very busy but it kept the week busy. We were placed in lots of different locations around London - advisable to wear comfy shoes.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Were not given much responsibility but I was not expecting to as it was an insight week.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The networking session was useful and meeting people all week is really good practice for the future. We also learnt a bit more about interviews and assessment centres which are transferable skills.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It is hard to say as we were in so many places. As there was a big group of interns we did have fun.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Although we were very busy etc. some of the timings changed and I felt the booklet we had made could have had more time in being put together (lots of typos etc)

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

    • A lot of money went into organising the week, I was impressed with how important it seemed to the company.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I left with a very positive image of RBS and would be interested in a summer internship with them.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes the other interns were of the same age and I met some interesting people

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

    • London is not cheap but they did provide apartments for free as well as lunch and breakfast.

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

    • We only went to one bar on the last night but it was fun.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • It was only a week long experience so was pretty jam-packed but they put on a social event on the last night.

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2012

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