Finance Placement Review

by TJX Europe

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • When had work, was very good. Was given a lot of ad hoc tasks, and also a couple of projects to work on which was enhoyable.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

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

    • Everyone was very friendly, and supportive and whenever I had a question or asked for help, someone was there.

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

    • Depends. At start of placement, just had reporting to cover and so when I'd done that I didn't have much to do afterwards. As I progressed, I had a couple of projects to work on as well as reporting so was more busy with my time, and was given ad hoc tasks on most days.

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

    • A good amount, most of the work I did was very valuable for the company.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Excel skills developed hugely, as well as presentation/powerpoint

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People were very friendly, sociable and was a relatively casual work environment.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Was fairly well structured. There would be some days where I didn't have work. however, due to the fact there was other placements/grads we had inductions, training days, team days etc. so was organised in this sense.

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

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

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, football played every week (5 a side), and most of the grads would go to the pub after work on a Friday.

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

    • Lived at home.

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

    • Watford nightlife is okay, better to go into London.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were a couple of team days out and a Grad day in London.

    4/5
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London

October 2017

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