Professional Educational Consultant Review

by Southwestern Advantage

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • The placment was both mentally and physically challenging, although from what I learnt and the people I met i feel it was definately worth it

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

    • My team mates/student managers are one of the big reasons that kept me working, the respect and bond between the whole group is great

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

    • Daily phonecalls from managers to emotionally and techinically support my business

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

    • busy, always working, starting at 7:59, finishing at about 9-9:30 pm every day

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

    • i ran my own business, henceforth my success is my responsibility

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

    • I learnt alot of skills about myself, about others, commnication and other life skills

    5/5

    The Company

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

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

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

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

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

    • I'm sure if you work hard then they'll let you come back, doing your personal best is the key

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • The bond with everyone who does this is fantastic, real geniune people and real geniune friends

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

    • We stayed with a host family and paid minimal rent. The cost of living was average but we didnt really do much external socialising, i guess we were busy working

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

    • I didn't go out...I worked. Period.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • we went tubing, rafting and had bbq's on sundays which was kind of cool. I got invited up to the mountains for the weekend with customers

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

International

September 2011

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