Business Title Wealth - Relationship Management - Coutts Coverage Internship Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

Rating

4/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • The internship is divided into placement days, and intern activities and learning sessions. On placement days, we shadow bankers, assist to meetings, complete tasks... On the intern days, we have sessions to learn more about the business and healthy ways of working as well as social events. Additionally, we also have to work on our two projects, one centered on CSR and organizing a fundraiser, and another one centered on answering a key business question.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • So far, I have developed networking skills and intrapersonal skills.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 2/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • So far not really as I have only been given small tasks

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • A lot, from a buddy to a line manager who both acted as mentors, to anybody else in the bank who I approached. Everyone was very welcoming and happy to help.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Very warm, open but still very serious. Extremely welcoming and enthusiastic, but honest and authentic as well.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • The internship is great as it is a very warm atmosphere with great organization and a lot of guidance. However, during the placement days, as most people work from home, our days can be quite empty which can be frustrating. Other than that, the atmosphere between interns, and within the organization make me feel welcome and comfortable.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group

    • Show that you're both serious about the work, but that you fit in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. the people is really important to Coutts, so they look for a good fit into the culture as much as good work in a prospective intern.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

July 2022

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