Operational Management Intern Review

by Fidelity International

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • the people were lovely and made working really enjoyable.

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

    • They made an active effort to include me in team events and help me out when I got stuck.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Weekly one to ones with my manager where she gave me targets and ways I could improve

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

    • Depended on what I got given to work on during the day, some days I felt overloaded and some days I felt I didn't have enough to do.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given my own project to run, and helped support other members of staff in their day to day work.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • My placement really helped me develop skills that will indubitably me useful for me in the rest of my career.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was friendly,sociable and got along. And there was a real sense of team spirit within my team

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

    • Some events were only done in the London office which isn't ideal if you were in the Surrey or Kent offices, they did provide dial-in details for the events but it wasn't quite the same.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They gave us a training week at the start of our placement, further every week for the first 8 weeks, there were 2 'lunches and learns' which was a presentation about varying topics about the financial services industry from professionals.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 4/5

    The Culture

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

    • there were organised interns events, and the team I worked within also had events like meals which I was invited to

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The area around the office had no nightlife to speak of, but where I was living there was.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • If you wanted to the opportunities were there.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

August 2016

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