M&IB Summer Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

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

    • Worked between 2 teams, was a very different atmosphere across both, but generally was made to feel included.

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

    • Once again this depended on the team and the related manager, but both were very helpful and supportive.

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

    • Some days had virtually nothing to do, other days felt swamped, but generally the work was more longer term focused, so I worked through it as I saw appropriate.

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

    • The work was mainly just what was left over from the graduates, very little was given to me to work through from start to end. Was taken to many client meetings though and was often the only intern present.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I would say that over the internship I have learnt to become much more proactive with asking questions and challenging the reasoning behind a lot of things, and have become more confident to approach people.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • One desk had a slightly younger team than the other and so there was much more banter and entertainment here, however both were enjoyable.

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

    • The programme is well structured with many networking and additional learning events scheduled throughout, however there were some small things such as clashing events which would have been sorted beforehand.

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

    • Managers were always willing to help answer any questions I had, and there was also a fair amount of follow up from my first team on how I was doing at my second desk etc

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

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

    • It would be great to be offered a full time role with this organisation however it is clear that there is strong competition and possible downsizing of certain teams.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • At the beginning there was more of an effort to bring the intern group together as a whole but towards the end each little group tended to stick amongst themselves.

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

    • London is very expensive...

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

    • Near to Shoreditch and some other good areas so there was a variety of choice.

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

    • Quite a few times we were invited by the grads to take part in some friendly sports games after work

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking, Banking

London

August 2013

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