12 Month Industrial Placement (Technology) Review
by Nomura
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
4.4
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
3.9
- 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
Thoroughly enjoyable placement, the office was full of great, talented people.
My work was totally valued and I was given a lot of responsibility in my role. Both of these factors contributed to a great deal of job satisfaction!
Help was available when I needed it but most of the work involved a great deal of self-teaching and learning. This was totally expected (and understandable) though and is a skill you must have in order to do well. People aren't there to hold your hands!
This is a weird question. 'Bored or too busy' = 1 star? Too busy isn't necessarily a bad thing! Anyway, I was very busy but brought a lot of this upon myself by working hard and putting myself out there.
I was given a large amount of responsibility and thoroughly enjoyed the challenges it brought. However I earned this responsibility by proving myself- do not expect responsibility to come to you!
Learnt more at this placement than I did in my first 2 years at university. Need I say any more?
The Company
A lively place to work at a fantastic location in London. However don't expect it to be a total laugh in the office- everyone is v busy and serious work takes place.
Very well organised- we felt really looked after.
2 day training at the beginning of the course followed by the opportunity to go to a couple industry events throughout the year- not bad for a placement!
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
I was offered a grad role :)
The Culture
Absolutely- everyone was continually organising events.
Expensive, what do you expect from central London?
Yes lots of volunteering opportunities were available.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
September 2011
