Intern Review
by Enterprise Mobility
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
1.9
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The Company
1.7
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The Culture
1.6
- 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
There were a lot of aspects to the placement that were enjoyable, such as driving good cars and making contacts, but the hours were long and there was no structure to how the work was laid out, so you never knew what time you'd be finishing. I left the year-long placement after 6 months.
I got on really well with most of the people I worked with, but not the management.
When I agreed to take on tasks 'above' me, I was given no support by my manager, who decided to spend the day out of the office, leaving me to struggle most of the day. The management in this company is not structured or built around looking after its employees.
There was always too much on, and there was never a day where everything 'got done'. On busy days when there were lots of customers I would have to stay an extra hour, just to get extra jobs done.
Mixed emotions. Sometimes I was given too much to do and was responsible for too much - other times I felt I had to take the bull by the horns and offer to take on additional responsibility, which was never appreciated.
I have not built any particular skills for life, but I felt I have gained experience in sales and customer service.
The Company
Dependent on the sort of day it was - if it was a busy day everyone would be stressed and it would not be a good place to work - but on a quiet day we were able to get jobs done on time and it would be a better atmosphere.
By admin - fantastic. Lots of training days at head office. However, my branch manager did not give me the time to complete my training folder and had a terrible attitude towards the idea of me being a placement student.
Again, very well organised by admin. There were training days where interns were taken out for meals etc. But the actual branch I worked in had the approach of the job is more important, then the student.
Flexitime would have been a perk, but it was never implemented as we were always too busy! If you complete a placement with them they are likely to take you on again when you graduate, but this is something I will not do.
The Culture
I spoke to other placement students occasionally, but they were all in other branches.
Derby is where I live, but Enterprise offers placements across the country.
Derby is where I live, but Enterprise offers placements across the country.
There were often 'mandatory' company training events outside of work, but these were all after 7pm (when you'd already been working since 7.30) and went on til around 10pm! And you were expected to be at work early again the next day.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations
East Midlands
November 2011
