Risk Placement Intern Review
at NatWest Group
Placement (10 Months+)
Insurance and Risk Management
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: August 2026
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
I work in the Risk Framework team in which my role is to ensure documents are compliant and challenge risk processes to ensure they algins with regulatory standards
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given responsibility to independently review and challenge materials before they went to the regulator however ran through this later with a more senior member of the team
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 excel and stakeholder management skills as well as my skills in working with a team
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received training in learning how to perform organisational processes and use systems as well as being given advice and help when needed.
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?
The company culture was generally relaxed although I wish my team came into the office more as it felt quite remote at times
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
To a large extent I enjoyed adapting to the office environment and learning about risk and the bank systems
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend NatWest Group to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group
I would speak to your team and ask if you can help out if you are not busy and make sure to ask for help when stuck.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at NatWest Group
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
