Internal Audit Intern Review

by NatWest Group

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Rating

3.8/5
  • Skills
    3.3
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.8
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

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

    • Mostly shadowing my manager's work calls as well as being given tasks that a full time employee would be expected to do, with the supervision and help from my manager. Working on a business project and attending sessions to develop professional skills.

    Skills

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

    • Learnt new Data Analytics skills as well as developed my professional communication 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?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 2/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 3/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • Yes, I was doing actual work that would be used in audit reports unlike other internships that, I've heard from where people are just creating intranet sites. So happy that my work was not superficial.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • There was a bunch of support pathways within the Bank and even though I didn't fully need them it was nice to know they were there. We were also supported a lot in our first week by the early careers team to ensure we on boarded smoothly.

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

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

    • 4/5

    Culture

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

    • The company culture is very good. Everyone is friendly and managers and interns all work in the same environment to it feels like everyone is an equal. Is not too corporate and your not expected to come dressed in a shirt and tie everyday which is nice.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • 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?

    • I have enjoyed my internship a lot. It gave me a good insight into the corporate world without it being too full on but still being treated as if I wasn't temporary an given meaningful work. Was also nice to network with different parts of the company as well as other interns.

  • 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

    • 3/5
  • 7. Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?

    • Yes

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

    • They focus a lot on who you are as a person rather than your skills. Being confident and sure of yourself will go a long way and being friendly and approachable will also help your chances of securing a job.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

Scotland

July 2023

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