Junior Information Security Office Review

A fantastic placement where i gained huge amounts of knowledge of working in the industry and a natural business environment. Enjoyed thoroughly.

Hugely valued and a close knit team that were empathetic for any needs of myself. Loved coming into work and seeing the office and met a lot of great friends.

Excellent management support allowing me to be creative and free yet there to guide and allow me to have a very high level of job satisfaction.

I found it was highly governed by self drive and my work satisfaction inspired to take on a lot of work and be very busy throughout the week. I also met with colleagues often to guide me on some work which adds to the work day, a fantastic opportunity to do that at the BBC.

High amounts of responsibility were granted to me on project and work that i was doing but had the correct structure to have the confidence to push through work i was achieving. The support was there for when i needed some more guidance.

I won't forget skills that i learned from the field and also being within a business. Whilst also increasing my pre existing skills such as time management, project management etc. I will apply them from degree to the end of my life.

Excellent atmosphere that allowed freedom yet had the professionalism to be respectful and limited the conversation. An atmosphere that allowed me to go and talk to colleagues to ask a question for guidance.

Small hiccup at the start but everything else was very well organised and set up. Allowing me to take a number of courses whilst completing the placement.

The company put me through CISMP which I now have and a large number of day courses that benefitted me greatly. They invested a lot into me which made me feel very valued and respected.

I would love to work in this environment and certainly the field. The people I met and what the organisation stands for is something that i really enjoyed and made me want to apply for another job there post degree.

Both students were great and one in particular i am great friends with that i speak to very often and will see in the future. Colleagues were very sociable we used to have nice work lunches and drinks after work etc.

The direct area was expensive to live for me personally as a placement uni student, but not un reasonable. Socialising in the immediate Salford Quays it was relatively mid to high price. Manchester itself wasn't too expensive to do the normal socialising events.

A few nice pubs/bars and plenty of restaurants with very attractive scenery when the Quays is lit up. Manchester has fantastic lifestyle around 15 minutes in a taxi from where i lived. (a mile from Salford Quays).

Yes there are plenty of things to do outside of work and we did events with the team. Other than that there are advertising boards which have plenty of activities and groups that you can attend outside of work.