Human Resources and Communications Industrial Placement Review
by EDF Energy
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.5
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The Company
3.3
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The Culture
4.3
- 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
My manager and I had monthly meetings where we would discuss my current work load, future plans within my role and discuss any support and guidance I needed to make me exceed within my role. I felt this was beneficial and gave me confidence working with stakeholders. My colleagues provided me with feedback during my tasks, which meant I was able to work on areas of improvement and maintain my strengths.
My role has peaks and low point in regards to workload. Some weeks I am very busy and sometimes and have to control the amount of work I ham working on to make sure it is done efficiently and accurately and at other times I will have to ask my team for tasks I can pick up as I will be quiet. However, my team are always willing to share areas of work with me to make sure I am developing myself and my knowledge before going back to university
Within the first few months of my placement I was leading the company wide project for the site! Amongst that, I have been held accountable for various tasks and pieces of work.
My manager and I have discussed regularly throughout the year what skills I currently have, what I am looking to develop and area's to focus on to improve within my role. We also discussed the skills I will need to develop within my future HR career. So, my manager placed me on projects and pieces of work to develop the skills I recognised I wanted to develop and learn from During my placement my university assignment was to work through a portfolio demonstrating the various skills I had developed over the year. This worked well and structured my placement.
The Company
As my first office role, i didn't know what to expect- the office is very professional, it can be busy at times with employees in the meeting room and coming to visit for advice.
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
I will be applying for the HR graduate scheme with EDF Energy.
The Culture
My team and I did lots of socialising outside of work, this included night out's in Newcastle and Durham and going for meals at restaurants for people's birthdays!
The cost of living is really cheap, with good socialising areas
The town itself has a good nightlife, however it is surronded by different areas such as Yarm, Durham and Newcastle which are easy to get to and have a better nightlife.
EDF Energy has a range of volunteering schemes to get involved in
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Human Resources, Recruitment
North East
June 2016
