Recruitment Consultant Review

by Hays

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Rating

2.2/5
  • The Role
    2.5
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    1.3

    The Role

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

    • At the time it was a stressful job, looking back on the year it had shown me numerous life and industry skills that i am sure will prove essential when i come to work in my chosen industry

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • it was a very target driven market, however in order to obtain high sales figures the whole department had to work as a team.

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

    • each individual was very focussed on getting as much sales as possible, any time spent teaching the new employees was time wasted not making money.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • very busy, people will allways need new jobs

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • as much as anyone else, i was doing the same job as a director, sales, sales, sales

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • they will be with me for life, the skills learnt on placement are crutial in later life

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • allways fun

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very well set up- the universitys have a lot of experience in placments

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • if your company wants you to suceed they will allways invest in your traning

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • the credit crunch has hit financial recruitment quite hard, prospects are not great

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • there were very few placement students at hays

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • not good - the financial district is not known for its night life

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • no, there wernt

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

October 2008

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