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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
I dreaded going to work in the mornings especially the 6am shifts! There was no atmosphere in the office and everyone was always miserable to be at work
I was shouted at within my first 2 days of starting the job and was told it was not rocket science. I was made to feel very un appreicated and valued in the company
My manager tried where possible to help the situation but found that the atmopshere within the office always bought down the situation
There was never a point in the day that you wernt busy, I enjoy being busy but felt like I was a slave! I was starting at 6am and not finishing until sometimes 6pm. I was washing cars this early in the morning too and was expected to be able to juggle everything at the same time as well as answering phones while dealing face to face with a customer
If you call washing a car a trainee manager position then I was given alot of responsibility!
It won't unless my moudle involves how to clean a car and be a taxi driver to arrogrant customers that yell at you for something their insurance company is involved with
The Company
There was no atmopshere and people were always depressed and no banter at all
The head office tried to set out a good scheme but when it got down to the actual placement, it was very different
Was given a training file to complete but spent alot of my own time filing it in as never had a chance in office hours despite the long days monday to saturday
Opportunities were avaialble if you actually survived the year
The Culture
No other placement students within office and anyone that I got on with left pretty quickly
Lived at home
Poor nightlife
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Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Insurance & Risk Management
East Midlands
October 2011