Reward and Data Student Placement Review
at Newcastle Building Society
Placement (10 Months+)
Data Analysis, Human Resources
Newcastle upon Tyne
Review Submitted: November 2025
Overall Rating
4.2 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
The role involved working with a team of Reward and Data professionals. The typical day surrounds the use of Workday and Excel work as well as plenty of meetings. General responsibilities are responding to queries, and completing work delegated to me by my manager and team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Plenty
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed my computer literacy skills and my ability to use Microsoft Platforms.
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?
3/5
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?
Loads. My team has been really helpful and pushed me to learn as much as possible so far. Everyone is very friendly and patient in responding to my queries.
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?
Excellent. Really friendly place to work. Great office.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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 am enjoying it very much... I feel like I have been pushed to get the most out of the experience and I have a really great team.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Newcastle Building Society to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Newcastle Building Society
To definitely apply for a role there. There is a great culture of friendliness and I have really enjoyed my experience this far!
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Newcastle Building Society
3/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
