Intern shop assistant Review

by Argos

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I'm not going to lie it wasn't the best placement but it was a brilliant experience.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • They enjoy working with student

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The support was the best thing about the job if your on a placement and a student here they look after you until you feel comfortable.

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

    • I wasn't too busy but wasn't bore either it was in the middle probably because i was only doing a placement they kept giving me different task to do

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • They kept asking if i wanted to switch roles as i was a student, they like to give students a chance to see different sections of the work.

    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 learned a few new skills it was stuff as a student i needed to know.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was a blast as a full time placement, I'm surprised i was never bored lol

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It seemed pretty well done everything ready for my placement and another students with lots of things planned for us to do like different job roles,tasks that kind of stuff.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • As they were giving us the chance to swap job roles we kept getting trained with different kind of folders with examples and stuff like that.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I think I would as it's in my hometown and I really enjoyed working in Argos.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was OTT it was peachy we never got complained at apart from when we were closing up

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Socialising was a great price got out in my spare time alot.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • if its nightlife with booze then me and my colleagues ect had a blast even if there's no alcohol it was still great.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I guess there's a few i turned down, as a student I'd say take every chance you get :)

    5/5
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London

September 2011

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