Intern Review

by Hays

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly, although tough at the beginning it has been a rewarding experience where I have seen my hard work pay off

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

    • I felt like a normal member of staff and fitted in extremely well.

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

    • Always there to help if I ever needed anything.

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

    • Extremely busy but this made the role challenging and kept it interesting.

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

    • I was in full control of my desk and therefore had full responsibility. Everything was solely my responsibility.

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

    • I feel my confidence has improved huge amounts. This will help aid my public speaking next year when doing presentations. As I also plan to use Hays in my dissertation this will give me a good real life example to work with which I wouldn't have if it wasn't for this placement.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Good. Our team was always happy and there was always a good work culture which made working life more fun.

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

    • It was a bit slow to begin with due to the person I was taking over being away, however once they were back it was well organised and well structured due to 3, 6 and 9 month reviews so I knew exactly what I was meant to be achieving along the way.

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

    • I was treated as any other member of staff so feel that I got the same treatment as anybody else.

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

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

    • Fairly appealing, the only thing that would put me off is the starting salary being too low.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, it was good having another intern in the office. However if there were more of us I believe there would have been a better social scene.

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

    • Living was expensive as to what I was used to however socialising was as expected.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Really good - there are lots of local clubs and bars very close to work so always something to do.

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

    • A few of the guys in the office had five a side football teams which were available to play for and we occasionally arranged pool/darts nights.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

May 2017

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