Finance Intern Review

by Airbus

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    2.6
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It was a great experience but overall I feel I could have learnt more and been given more responsibility.

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

    • Most people appreciated the work you did for them although I think not everybody valued the interns for what they could actually do.

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

    • I never had any form of review of performance and was often left in the dark about meetings etc but I knew my manager was there to answer questions if I had any.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Most of the time there was very little to do and so I would find things to do myself like make improvements to files. Certain days in the month were fairly busy.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • There was certain responsibility in creating some reports and sending them out.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have learnt a lot about myself and how to work in a big business, also how to fill time when there isn't much to do. In addition, I taught myself to be very skilled on excel and using macro's through excel and visual basic. Overall it was a very worthwhile experience.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everybody tended to keep themselves to themselves and you could go whole days without being spoken to at all.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The organisation of the internship wasn't great, the company could get a lot more out of their interns with a bit of thought and organisation. If more time and support was given to organise the interns better it would be better for the intern and the company.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There wasn't any formal training involved in the role, however towards the end I was sent on an interesting course alongside people from the shop-floor.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I think other further roles within the company could be extremely interesting.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There wasn't really any social outings with the other interns, we tried to organise a few outings but nothing ever came of it.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Chester is more expensive than other areas around but worth the money you pay.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Chester is a great city with lots of excellent pubs!!

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

    • Nothing much while I was there but I am aware of outside events that others have been involved with.

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

North West

September 2011

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