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I really enjoyed the RBS culture, everyone was approachable and the general atmosphere was good.

My colleagues made a big effort to make me feel welcome and to help me learn more about the business. They encouraged me to ask questions and were prepared to spare the time to answer them

My line manager was sitting very nearby and so we were constantly communicating, other senior members of the bank varied, some were more approachable than others.

The level of business varies from day-to-day as the nature of my desk is quite ad-hoc. One day there will be loads to do, the next it might be a lot quieter.

Without being FSA qualified there is only a certain amount of responsibility that an intern can expect, apart from speaking to clients I was pretty much doing the same work as the analysts.

In terms of technical skills, my degree is not in finance so this knowledge will not be that relevant, however I have learnt and developed a large number of soft skills such as: networking, presentation skills, essay writing skills, time management nad also confidence. All of these skills I think will be invaluable in the future

The emphasis is on work but around that people are fun and good humoured.

The internship had obviously been carefully thought out and HR were constantly asking for feedback to further improve it.

The first week of the internship was entirely focused on personal training and development. RBS hired external specialists to come in and teach us new skills. Throughout the internship there was a strong emphasis on personal development

Interns that perform exceptionally well over the 10 weeks can expect to be offered a graduate position in the company.

There are a few official events organised by HR, perhaps they could organise more, however the other interns do become your social network while you are working so there are lots of less formal events organised by the interns for the interns

As you would expect living in London close to the City is expensive, however this should not disuade anyone from taking the internship as the salary easily covers the cost of living.

Arguably London nightlife is some of the best in the country, so not much to complain about.

RBS place a great emphasis on there being more to the RBS culture than just work. All the interns take part in an ongoing project to raise money for Great Ormond Street along with a CSR day where we rebuilt a playground. There are also plenty of opportunities to join sports teams or other things such as Compass, the women's network.