Finance Internship Review

Item: Finance Internship at NatWest Group
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at NatWest Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Finance

Edinburgh

Review Submitted: July 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - 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.

I do reporting for the climate transition plan team, where we work with excel sheets and package data in a easily understandable way, with insights that encourage us to look at the data with more opinion.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. I was given agency to directly impact the reporting that goes to higher management

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?

Excel, data analysis, and generating insights

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?

5/5

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?

My manager had daily check ins with me to make sure that I was managing well with my work, adjusting the difficulty and amount of work I received based on how competent I was. I also found that the company culture encouraged me to seek help often and when I did, I was able to get advice from friendly and approachable colleagues.

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?

Friendly, easy going, diverse

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?

Very much - meeting new people, learning new tasks, getting to volunteer, and participate in various activities that include people from all walks of life.