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Nationwide

Business Insights & Data Analysis Specialist Review

at Nationwide

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

Holborn

Review Submitted: July 2025

Overall Rating

4.4 /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
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - 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 involves tracing source data linages and using internal and external sources along with programming languages such as SQL, SAS and PowerBI DAX to assemble clear metrics and visualisations for business stakeholders.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Responsibility of delivery of metric source data while people in my team were away and much more.
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?
SQL, SAS, DataBricks, PowerBI, Teradata, Jira, Many Softskills
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?
5/5
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?
My team was always there to help.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very friendly and loads of different people with a wide array of interests to talk about.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
To the full extent.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Nationwide
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Nationwide to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nationwide
Bring yourself to the workplace and do not be afraid to fail or feel like an imposter.
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