Change and Business Solutions summer internship Review

Item: Change and Business Solutions summer internship at NatWest Group
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at NatWest Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology, Business Operations

Manchester

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.1 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I was placed in a team within the bank and spent 8 weeks working on tasks from the team while also working on early talent projects. Including a CSR day where we went to the local community and a group project with the different interns

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given my own tasks to work on and manage so had to ensure I was keeping up with my tasks

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Most of the skills I gained were soft skills as my department was not very technical. I also gained project management and presentation skills through the early talent programs.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

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 recieved support whenever I requested it

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

There is a good company culture where everyone is approachable

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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 enjoyed my internship as it gave me and insight into the world of banking, and natwest encourages different teams to talk so I had the chance to see what other teams work on