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Higherin
Santander

Banker Review

at Santander

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

Birmingham

Review Submitted: November 2022

Overall Rating

4.8 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - 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.
Involved good customer service skills, depositing as well as withdrawing money. Helping customers with there bank details and loans.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
At first I was a trainee and was quite supervised and was just watching other employees however once I learned they made me do it whilst being monitored and ensuring I done it properly
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?
Yes I have built my customer service skills and being able to understand and keep eye for attention on money. As well as this I know how to use bank systems.
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?
4/5
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 received a lot of guidance and support someone always ensured I had help at the right time.
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?
Atmosphere was very good, very good team at Santander , very nice people to work with
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
I very much enjoyed my placement, was hard to leave made a lot of connections and relationshops with colleagues as well as loyal customers!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Santander
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Santander to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Santander
Ensure that you are a good learner in which makes sure that you always look at what you are trained to do as it’s not easy.
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