Easter Insight Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • The week in general offered a good glimpse into day-to-day life at RBS, jam-packed week.

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

    • All the other participants were very keen on expanding their knowledge, yet there wasn't any real 'competition' between everyone.

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

    • Questions we may have had would almost always be answered by one of the RBS staff, there were happy to take questions.

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

    • Lots of presentations were scheduled on top of work shadowing.

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

    • Not really a chance to assume any sort of responsibility role as this was only meant to be a taster week.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Picked up lots of professional skills, though not necessarily knowledge that is directly applicable to my course

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Approachable people in general, really enjoy the collaborative aspect of some of the roles available

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

    • Great, pre-timetabled event so it ran very smoothly and everyone knew what to expect and when to expect it.

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

    • The information during the course of week will help greatly with developing a deeper understanding for the roles at the bank

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

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

    • Fast tracked to summer internship AC

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Great atmosphere between the participants of the week, made the time spent so much more enjoyable

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

    • Obviously, London is comparatively expensive with respect to the rest of the country

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

    • The nightlife is great in London, would definitely recommend it!

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

    • Had there been more time, it would have been good to take part in some charity work – this is apparently made available to employees

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

November 2012

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