Commercial Banking Intern Review
at NatWest Group
Internship (1 Month+)
Commercial Banking
London
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
4.8 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Attending development/learning sessions as well as business speaker events with fellow interns, engaging in a team-led CSR project and division-specific business project. Complete placement work 2 days a week relevant to your division - involves a mixture of shadowing meetings, writing research reports, contributing to team projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - from the first day of placement I was given the responsibility to conduct research and write up a report to be used as a learning tool for relationship managers and front-line staff in the bank
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?
Expanding proficiency in written and verbal communication, develop leadership and team-working skills through CSR and business projects, enhance co-creation and collaborative thinking
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?
4/5
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?
Very close support provided from your graduate buddy prior to and throughout the internship, as well as clear step-by-step guidance from your line manager for work specific to your placement
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?
Highly inclusive, purpose-led and people-oriented - this created a working environment that helped foster collaborative exchange whilst also promoting continuous learning and reflection for personal development
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed my time on the internship, the varied structure of each week ensures that there is an interesting blend of both industry-specific placement work which focuses on the development of technical skills, as well as more creative and team-led work with other interns through CSR/business projects. Social opportunities provided by several graduate councils offers great networking opportunities with fellow interns, graduates and members of staff bank-wide.
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
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
Ensure you provide a range of experience on your application - not only focusing on academics and industry-specific work experience but also emphasise previous volunteering or community-based work you may have undertaken
