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NatWest Group

Commercial Banking - Customer Products and Propositions Review

at NatWest Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Birmingham

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
As an intern trainee with the implementation team - my day-to-day invovles working on multiple projects, following up with calls within scrums and teams, I shadowed and spoke to a range of people within the organisation to understand the bank better.
I also worked on a business project to help Natwest with a problem they had and presented this to a range of managers
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I had a lot of responsibility to manage my own time and work on my projects. It was my honorous to manage my calls and timing well and I was helped with this!
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt many new skills and built up my CPCs - I also learnt a lot skills from the Natwest Group Academy - from data literacy to agile methodology. I developed my presentation and networking skills!
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support and guidance from my managers and my graduate buddies. They helped me with any problems / helping with my projects and daily advice!
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture and atmosphere is amazing - super friendly and enjoyable. It is easy to talk to anyone and everyone!
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I loved my placement - hopefully I can comeback for the Grad Scheme and build up my career at NatWest.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
Make sure your application is good and your STAR plan for the CPCs they test you on is accurate in your interview.
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