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NatWest Group

Intern Review

at NatWest Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Edinburgh / Glasgow

Review Submitted: July 2022

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
3.8/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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.
Shadow an employee in a specific area, interact with different members of the team as they inform me about their business area. Given 2 projects: one on corporate social responsibility and another on our specific business area
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
As of right now (although it is still early days), not much on placement days. However, with the early careers team, we were given two projects to complete: the corporate social responsibility project where we are trying to fundraise for a charity and the business project where we try to create a solution to a business problem using our areas of work that we are currently in
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?
Being able to effectively work and communicate in a group in order to achieve a shared goal.
I also learnt a lot about my business area, how it acts in reality and have seen how it impacts the wider world
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
3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support from my line manager and team. Also from the Early careers team, lots of support and help, but the communication with them was at times quite lengthy and confusing
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?
3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
company culture was extremely friendly, it also felt like there was a real atmosphere for change and a desire to be more inclusive and welcoming regardless of background!
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Thus far, I have enjoyed it quite a lot as there are a good blend of activities, including: placement days, interaction with other interns, opportunities to learn but also projects to encourage our interests.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

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
Genuinely just be yourself and show interest as they don't expect you to know everything but to be open to learning. Also be very open about all of the activities as they are in your best interest and can be extremely beneficial.
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