Early Talent
Women are currently underrepresented in financial services at senior levels, which we are working to change.
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A one-day immersive experience that could lead to a summer internship in 2026.
With women currently underrepresented in financial services at senior levels, we are committed to improving our gender balance. At NatWest, 43% of our senior roles are filled by women, which is above the industry average, but we want to be better and our insight experience for women is just one of the ways we nurture early talent.
Find out what you can expect from our Insight Experience from the women who have been there, done that, and got the Internship.
Text: What did you enjoy most about the Insight Experience?
Victoria Darwood, Relationship Management Graduate Programme: During the Insight Experience, I got to learn about all the different opportunities that NatWest have on offer, including like the councils, the employee-led networks, the grad scheme.
Victoria: I also learnt about the banks purpose and what we stand for, which was really interesting. I got to meet lots of different stakeholders as well, which also included the current graduates at the time, which was a great networking opportunity.
Text: What insights did you get about the opportunities at NatWest?
Siming Zhang, Customer Products & Propositions Graduate Programme: I am really impressed by the fact that everyone can have the same opportunity within NatWest. Throughout my journey with NatWest, since I started with the Insight Experience, I have encountered so many brilliant colleagues from various backgrounds in terms of their gender, their previous experience, their ethnicity groups, etc.
Siming: Yet everyone, including myself, has been treated equally in the opportunities that we can get in the working environment.
Would you like to hear from inspiring women who are leading our evolution as a bank? Do you want to discover more about your own skills, and how you can get your banking career started? Our Insight Experience could be for you.
Over the day, you’ll get to know us in person, meeting colleagues from your programme and beyond. You’ll experience how we turn ambition into action to tackle climate change, help customers and communities to become more financially confident, and give businesses of every size the support they need to grow.
You’ll also learn about the different Internships we’ll run in 2026, and we’ll even help you to secure one before term has started.
You’ll get an insight into the various teams within the bank and meet our amazing colleagues.
You’ll spend time with our Early Talent and Learning teams, practising key skills.
You’ll spend the afternoon job shadowing and learning directly from experienced colleagues in the programme you’ve applied to
After completing the Insight Experience, we’ll help you continue your application journey to secure a position on one of our 2026 Internship programmes.
On the day, you must be able to attend in person at our London or Edinburgh offices (location dependent to which programme you apply to).
We’ll support your travel expenses for the in-person event by reimbursing you up to the value of £100.
To apply you’ll need:
Please note – If you intend to apply for our Quantitative Analytics programme, you’ll need to hold a master’s degree.
Find a role that’s right for you
A work scenarios assessment
A problem solving, numerical and reasoning skills assessment
Record your response to questions about experience and potential
Feedback on the outcome of your application
