Analist Review

Placement was a long and drawn out process. Was only 12 weeks but it felt like 30. Given very little work to do. Wasnt actually given anything worth while until about week 4. Had to keep myself busy for 90% of the time reading about the company or something else. Very much doing work for the sake of work. Placement was planned very poorly. HR wernt ready when i started, the IT guys wernt ready with a Login or computer, Property wernt ready with a desk, the list goes on.

Treated like a valued member of the team from Day 1

Very little support given but not much needed when your not actually doing any real work.

Bored, very very bored

Was given a fair amount of responsibility during the 2 weeks of propper analysis work and was doing the work of some senior members of staff.

Skills I have lernt wont help me atall at university or in any future career unless i come back and work for the same team as a graduate. Work was not tailored to my degree atall. Aproximatly 70% of the people in my team dont have a degree in engineering or anything related to the work they do.

Atmosphere was good when people were around, most people were in meetings for alot of the day so wernt at their desks.

Very Badly indeed. Most things were not ready (such as IT and HR) untill my second or third week. And after 12 weeks I still dont have some of the software installed I actually needed to do the little work i was given.

Invested a fair amount teaching me analysis but it was so specific to the company that it cant be transfered to any other ocupation, even within the same company.

Would consider a job in another team within the business but Im deffinatly staying clear of the one I was with on placement. One bonus is it helps get you to the assesment centre for the grad scheme if you are interested in returning to the company

The few I met went out very little, maybe 2 or 3 times over the whole placement. Unfortunatly i never got to go with them as it was at the weekend and I wasnt available.

Dont know to be honest. The place I stayed was with a friend about 15 miles away so rates were negotiable. Dont know what ousing would cost nearer to the company.

Never went out near where I worked but they have some of the usual suspects in respect to clubs and bars

The was one event organsided for us but as it was the summer and most placement people were either leaving or had been in the company long enough to have their own social lives.