Change and Business Solutions Summer Intern Review
at NatWest Group
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
2 placement days/week - helping your team with assigned tasks (working in excel, creating powerpoint summaries, doing internal/external research for team)
rest of week:
- working on Business and Charity projects in groups with other interns - you get to know (Senior) people from many different teams and learn about their roles, get good advice
- attending development sessions: working remotely, presentation skills, emotional intelligence
- buddy time: development conversations with assigned grad buddy
- bi-weekly intern socials
rest of week:
- working on Business and Charity projects in groups with other interns - you get to know (Senior) people from many different teams and learn about their roles, get good advice
- attending development sessions: working remotely, presentation skills, emotional intelligence
- buddy time: development conversations with assigned grad buddy
- bi-weekly intern socials
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Responsibility for group business project - made 50% of the assessment
Placement tasks - mainly excel work, creating powerpoint summaries, doing research for team, contributing to newsletters, creating meeting agendas
- all had set deadlines but not detrimental if you hadn't time to finish a task
Placement tasks - mainly excel work, creating powerpoint summaries, doing research for team, contributing to newsletters, creating meeting agendas
- all had set deadlines but not detrimental if you hadn't time to finish a task
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?
Huge improvement in communication and networking skills - especially over zoom
Improved presentation skills
Improved confidence and public speaking
New practical skills - working with excel and data analysis in practice
Improved presentation skills
Improved confidence and public speaking
New practical skills - working with excel and data analysis in practice
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?
Received a lot of support from line manager and graduate buddy - not only did I know I can always ask for help - they proactively reached out to me to see if I needed support
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Culture was very welcoming and inclusive
My team made me feel very welcome and as a part of the team - I am genuinely going to miss working with the people.
NW Group has a lot of commitments around inclusion and diversity, I felt like I can be myself
They have a lot of wellbeing resources/events available
Another big commitment is sustainability - can see the focus on environment in day to day work
My team made me feel very welcome and as a part of the team - I am genuinely going to miss working with the people.
NW Group has a lot of commitments around inclusion and diversity, I felt like I can be myself
They have a lot of wellbeing resources/events available
Another big commitment is sustainability - can see the focus on environment in day to day work
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it a lot - and would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting insight/considering job in the industry.
Team was amazing, workload was manageable (I only worked late a handful of days during the 8 weeks - but out of my own initiative).
I enjoyed the diversity of the experience (various projects, placement work, sessions and speakers).
Enjoyed the social aspect - met with other interns.
It pays good money so makes for a great summer!
Team was amazing, workload was manageable (I only worked late a handful of days during the 8 weeks - but out of my own initiative).
I enjoyed the diversity of the experience (various projects, placement work, sessions and speakers).
Enjoyed the social aspect - met with other interns.
It pays good money so makes for a great summer!
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
Consider applying to location where you'd want to do your grad role (if applicable).
Before the interview/assessment centre: do research on NW Group and mention their commitments and successes that resonated with you - so they can see you really want the job.
Stay focused and confident in the assessment center - although it's a long day it's worth it.
Write down names of people from your assessment centre - when you start the onboarding process you can reach out to them so it helps with being social and getting to know other interns.
Be social and try to meet as many people as you can.
Ask any questions you can come up with, everyone is very open with the interns.
Before the interview/assessment centre: do research on NW Group and mention their commitments and successes that resonated with you - so they can see you really want the job.
Stay focused and confident in the assessment center - although it's a long day it's worth it.
Write down names of people from your assessment centre - when you start the onboarding process you can reach out to them so it helps with being social and getting to know other interns.
Be social and try to meet as many people as you can.
Ask any questions you can come up with, everyone is very open with the interns.
