Finance Intern Review

Item: Finance Intern at NatWest Group
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at NatWest Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2026

Overall Rating

5 /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

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 was in the sustainability reporting team. My main project was a peer review of other banks' sustainability reports. This involved researching these reports thoroughly, identifying what they did differently to NatWest and collating this into an overall analysis and evaluation of the report.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was given the chance to contribute a lot to this peer review project which is presented to important stakeholders.

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?

I have developed my communication, collaboration and networking skills.

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?

I was assigned a graduate buddy who was my main point of contact alongside my line manager and they were incredibly supportive and friendly. Every colleague I spoke to was very keen to help and teach me more about their role and give feedback on any work I was doing.

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?

Everybody was incredibly amicable

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?

It has been one of the best introductions to the corporate world I could have asked for - enough to give a great overview of the world of finance while easing you in too.

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 NatWest Group to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to NatWest Group

Study their values and culture - NatWest internship/grad scheme programmes are quite unique in sticking to behavioural questions and looking for potential rather than existing experience.