Intern Trainee Review
at NatWest Group
Internship (1 Month+)
Data Analysis
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
3.8 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role is to use SQL/Python to prepare metrics on customer data that can be used by the business to better cater to them. In addition, we prepare dashboards for the senior stakeholders who are not data-literate, to present the numbers in an insightful way.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Tasks given were keeping in mind we were interns and hence not a lot of responsibilities were attached to them - however, it did contribute to the projects of the team.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have improved to a great extent, my SQL and Tableau skills during this internship. Also, I have learnt a lot about efficient teamwork, task delegation, and communication.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
We had DataCamp access to learn throughout the internship which I used a lot. From the company side, people were always welcome to solve your problems and schedule meetings. There was a lot of focus on wellbeing and we frequently had log-off sessions as well.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
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?
The company is too focussed on wellbeing, which is good and bad at the same time. There is however, a lot of bureaucracy in the company, i.e. hundreds of manager levels above you and you will never understand the management matrix of the division you are in. Getting access to softwares takes ages sometimes, and you can't start work unless you get it. That being said, the people are very approachable here and the workplace is free of stress.
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?
Overall, I enjoyed learning new things in the internship, however, I won't want to do this full-time.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
Focus on the keywords in the Job Description area during your video answers. Have a clear reason for interning here. Mention your desire for a stress-free workplace, and also how NatWest's 2050 carbon-zero goal has impressed you.
