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Rating
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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
Although the work was challenging, I found that this is not the type of jpb I want to do in the future, and so towards the end of the placement it was hard to remain motivated.
The team were all very friendly and welcomed me into the team straight away
Even when the team was very busy I felt my supervisor made an effort to answer my questions. However I did not see my manager very much.
I had a fair amount of daily responsibility, that still left me with some scope for learning about the business as a whole and attending events. However when it was very busy I found it very hard to leave my desk, and ended up with a lot of unpaid overtime to my name.
I felt I was doing a real job within the team, and that came with real responsibility
My placement was quite related to my degree (economics) but most of the learning was self learnign, rather than structured content.
The Company
Within the office people were very busy and so there was not too much time for chat, although I did find time to socialise with my whole team fairly regularly
The placement had regular intern events for development, and two very good social nights!
I felt the company held a lot of events for our benefit, to tell us about the graduatte scheme, and ensure we understood the business as a whole.
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
For the ops programme, most people are offered a place unless they are very unmotivated, or do not wish to be offered a place.
The Culture
All the interns got on realy well, and we had regular lunchs, and organised our own social events as well as all taking part in the company events
I drove every day and so spent £60 on petrol a week. Free parking was a 20min walk away which was a bit annoying. Car parking is available for those who car share only.
Local area was realy good at night with plenty of clubs/restaurants
The graduattes on the scheme came up with many nights out to the cinema, football, and trips to the local nightlife.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
South West
September 2011