Summer intern Review

by Royal Bank of Canada

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • The atmosphere was good. People tend to be very friendly

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

    • Had a great team

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

    • Good

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

    • Workload varied daily during the internship

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

    • Again depended on what the workload was. Had some important tasks as well as some things that just needed to be done by the team

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

    • My excel skills as well as what i should expect if i go in a career in investment banking.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Loved it

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

    • I guess the internship was good but we would have liked as interns to have more opportunities of getting to know each other

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

    • The first training we were given were excellent

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

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They did offer half of the interns grad jobs

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • we all got along well

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

    • London is expensive

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

    • Good but did not get the chance to enjoy it as much

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

    • It depended on what time we would finish work

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

International

October 2014

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