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by Outokumpu Stainless ltd

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Rating

1/5
  • The Role
    0.9
  • The Company
    0.7
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

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

    • Some of the people were really friendly and fun to work with

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

    • Didn't have an opportunity to prove myself, show my capabilities. Only valued when it came to doing menial tasks

    1/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • There was very little support, understaning or time given to placement students

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

    • 1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Very little, there were no opportunities

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have learnt a lot about how NOT to do things

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • Threat of redundancy/closure/poor sales affecting the office daily

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Projects were simple tasks cleverly described and worded to sound like something bigger than they were

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • No trainign or development, no interest in developing me or my colleagues

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • 0/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, one of the few but fantastic things about my placement was the support of otehrs going through the same thing

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

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

    • 2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • only if we organisied them our selves

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East of England

October 2008

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