Communications Specialist Review

by Xerox

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    1.6
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The job itself was really good

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was treated a lot of the time as if I was not capable of doing anything slightly difficult

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My manager had no idea what tasks I did within my job role and so I had virtually no guidance

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • There wasn't enough work

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Very little, I had some responsibility when it came to event management

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • It had no impact on my skills

    0/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very laid back and everyone was friendly due to the amount of students it felt a lot like uni

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very organised and very well ran

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was a lot of training programmes to be completed

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Healthcare from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I wouldn't go back there in a million years

    1/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • There was roughly 60 other students just based in Uxbridge

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Was fairly cheap but not a nice area to live we got robbed and had rats

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Pretty rubbish

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • there where a lot of activites that the students created

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

International

June 2008

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