EOC Operations Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    2.7
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • At times extremely interesting but on a day to day outlook often fairly slow and not very challenging.

    3/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Fantastic team who made me feel very welcome although ideally they would have better resembled my own age/sex.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I feel i could have recieved more direction during the internship but my supervisor was very helpful on a dayto day basis.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Rarely too busy but often if the the work was minimal in the queue then the work was slow.

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Responsibility over my own work flow but little more.

    2/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Certainly not a waste of time but other than the knowledge i gained from self arranged opporunities the day to day role is unlikely to make a huge impact on my later studies or jobs.

    2/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Dissapointing when trying to arrange after work social events but in office ours a fantastically friendly atmosphere.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Good generally but i certianly felt left out not being in the London program.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Obviously some investment has been made but i felt it could have been more catered to my personal strengths and weaknesses.

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Certainly interested in the opportunities within the wider business, not necessarily in the exact role inwhich my internship focused.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Apart from very limited London only events that we were able to visit the social scene was very limited. Given a hotle for one event which was fantastic but otherwise logisitically difficult if we wanted to enjoy organised activities.

    2/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme is very cheap.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • It is cheap but very quiet with regards to office life.

    1/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Again there were limited opportunities on this front as people wrent interested.

    1/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

International

August 2010


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