Intern Review

by NatWest Group

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • It was definitely a very eye opening experience into the banking industry and

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

    • I got on with everyone I met on this insight, hard to say if I was valued or not since it was an insight week rather than paid internship.

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

    • Whilst shadowing the people I shadowed to plenty of time out of their days to talk to us and answered any questions we had.

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

    • Definitely a good balance between work and time off.

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

    • This was an insight rather than an internship to no responsibility was given.

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

    • They will not really help much in my degree (Natural Science) but will help me in further banking career/internships

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very good experience of the work place/thoroughly enjoyed it.

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

    • Very well for me, each day was set up and timetabled well

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

    • They put me up for the week, provided food and drink. Spent two days training and two days of shadowing to see the work place and talk to professionals.

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Am seriously considering working with them after graduation.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone was pleasant and got to chat with other people my own age from different universities was good.

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

    • Hard to say since I was only in for a week.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Only there for a week so I cannot really comment.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Only there for a week so cannot really comment.

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

June 2011

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