Summer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • I had one good rotation and another that I didnt really enjoy.

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

    • I was given a lot of independence and people were mostly grateful for my outputs.

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

    • It was really up to me to go out and seek help when I wanted it. Both my managers took 2 weeks holiday during my placement, I was sort of left to fend for myself but to me this was an opportunity rather than a problem.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Huge variation day to day

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

    • A mixture, some tasks I sensed were quite important whilst others was monkey work.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Again a mixture. The netowrking skills with a business environemt rather than any technical knowledge will be the long standing knowledge.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People are nice and helpful. Friendly atmosphere

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

    • Mostly smoothly but a couple of occasions of confusion.

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

    • A week long training week at the start seemed to be a lot of investment but the trainging on the job was less good. Some of lunch and learn sessions were given by people with poor presentation skills and were not worth while at all.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Tuff market and tuff conditions but I am quietly confident.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lived with some of tehm who were lovely people. Due to the nature of the scheme there was a bit of division between people worknig in different divisions.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Accomodation was very expensive

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • When i got time to go out

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

    • A few, touch rugby, CSR, sports days, fund raising; it was often up to you to find them.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking, Banking

London

September 2012

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