Discount Stock Analyst Review
by Screwfix Direct
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
3.9
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The Company
3.5
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The Culture
3.5
- 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
I really enjoyed my placement as it is a very good company to work for because of how fast pace it is. Also the work environment is extremely relax which very easy to get use to.
As my placement role was a full time role in itself, I was never treated like a placement student. This was great as I felt like a part of the team, also my coworkers were very welcoming and friendly.
My supervisor sat next to me which was great as I always had guidance with an new task i was allocated. I was always encouraged to attend training course to get the most of my placement. My team was always willing to help me no matter what the task was.
I was extremely busy during month end as you can expect working in finance. On a daily base I had a massive task list which I had to work through each day. I also was give numerous adhoc tasks to complete for management.
During the placement I was given a lot of responsibilities. Halfway through my placement I started making posting on the balance sheet during month end. For the start I was in charge of pushing A2 sale across the whole country.
My skills developed enormously because I received so much training both on the job and attended numerous training courses which were available at the company. All the excel and presentation courses which I attend will be extremely useful when I start working.
The Company
The atmosphere in the office is very relax but when it come to month end everyone is cracking do to meet deadline. They have a work hard play hard philosophy.
I do believe it was pretty well organised as from the day I arrived I was give targets to achieve.
Screwfix has invested a lot of resources in me as I attended numerous courses and visited numerous trade counters and warehouse.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Future employment at Screwfix is extremely appealing as the company is currently growing into Europe and it currently has over 460+ stores in the UK. I
The Culture
I lived with other placement student during my time at screwfix meaning that there was always something we could do. It pretty much felt like we were still at university. There was always something happening with our colleagues and we tried to meet up outside of work a lot.
Yeovil is extremely cheap place to live in. Your wage will go extremely far as rent and bill will be under £400 all in.
Although there isn't many clubs in Yeovil there is a lot of pubs and bars which you can go to. But you aren't very far from Bristol or Bath.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
South West
October 2016
