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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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
Really interesting and a great experience.
I was in a lovely team, and felt very welcomed and that the work I was able to do for them was valuable.
Guidance was great, and I was also talked through general work of the department and company as a whole that I was not involved in which was very useful to know.
Often there was a lull in workload when there was little I was qualified/able to do myself, however the team always tried to give me things to work on.
I was given a great deal of responsibility within the projects of the team.
Doing work in the financial world was very interesting as a student studying science. It gave an insight into a different field, which I would recommend students who had only had work experience in similar fields in the past.
The Company
The office as a whole was quite quiet and professional.
Entering a team who had never had a work experience student before, it took them a while to gauge how much and what work they could give to me. However after a week or so everything ran much more smoothly.
I was trained to take on tasks other members of the team were required to carry out on a regular basis.
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
I was only there on work experience in one team, however having experience of the company and a good personal reference from them would certainly improve my chances of a job in the future.
The Culture
I was not aware of any other students there but was prepared for this as I was purely there for experience not the social scene. However if you were to go on an internship I think those are more group based and social.
Central of London is not cheap...
I didn't go out at night with colleagues, however met up with friends in the are after work as the city was a convenient central place to meet.
Not as a temporary work experience student.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Commercial Banking
London
September 2011