Insight week Review

by Mace

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.6/5
  • About You
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.7
  • Everything Else
    4.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I enjoyed finding out more about Mace itself how it is split up into the different sectors and really gave me an insight into how I could fit into the company in the future.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I was able to talk to very senior members of the mace team and even had a one on one placement on site to see how works are carried out. It was a very rewarding experience.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • I received a lot of guidance from everyone I was in contact with and everyone was polite and answered very question I had regarding the industry or the working environment at mace.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I was able to get a lot of ideas about what I wanted to do for my dissertation topic and also ask about current modules I am taking now. I was also able to see a lot of things I have previously worked on in my modules in the work place as well,

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • The insight was really good gave a good understanding as mace as a company and also about the whole industry as a whole and how mace fit into this. It also made me feel very valued in terms of coming back to do a placement or grad scheme as it was talked about regularly.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Everyone was friendly and I felt welcomed from the first to the last day.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Mace gave us half a day to go over how a assessment day would look like and also some tips on how to structure a CV which was very useful.

    4/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • The experience felt tailored to this and by the end I had a feeling of what department I would want to work in with Mace already and I felt like I knew the roles inside and out.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • The insight week showed me how diverse the company is trying to get and I really liked the atmosphere of the company in terms of trying to think of the environment as well.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I really feel that it has made me want to look into going into the management side of construction after university and answered any questions I might have had about this.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • N/A


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • We networked everyday with company employees.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • They where good I was able to get some good contacts out of it.

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • This wasn't really touched on.

    2/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Yes i definitely would was a good experience.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Management Consulting

London

May 2017


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