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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Great personal development but job role become slightly tedious.
At the start of the placement I felt rather useless but once my skills developed I become just like an other ordinary team member.
Regular meetings with my manager to guide me through any difficulties. Support from each team member was provided when required.
This would fluctuate a lot, some days were long and little work would arise. However some days I would be fully maxed out.
Like one of my previous comments, at the start of placement I had little responsibility and involvement due to lack of expertise but over time as my skills increased I had as much responsibility as other team members.
I've strengthened all my core business skills and developed new ones by learning from others around me. I'm in a better mind frame for my final year due to my placement.
The Company
All my team members were friendly and we would have small discussions however overall the office was quite.
At the start of placement training was scheduled formally but once complete job tasks were not fully acknowledged thus I had to become very flexible. I had no day to day basis job roles.
Overall the company provided a standard level of training at the start of the placement. However all team members provided the time whenever I required help, some often would ask if I wanted sessions in expanding my skills in different tools.
Flexi Time
Financial Bonus
I would happily work for a GE company again however would look to move industry as the aviation industry did not provide much interest to myself.
The Culture
We had several team events and there was an intern social media site. Fortunately I lived with other interns and we all bonded extremely well thus making our own social events.
I was based in Cheltenham, although this is a town it has city prices. Although has various cheap supermarkets on the towns outskirts (Aldi).
Every weekend the town was relatively busy as there was several small sister university campuses however it was nothing compared to a city.
A few, the majority of my team had children thus had other commitments. Although I found people in other departments ran a few weekly social football matches.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations, Financial Management
South West
May 2016