Vacation Scheme Review

by Walker Morris

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Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.5
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Informative and insightful and gave a real flavour for the culture of the firm

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Very much, everybody made an effort to get to know you and give you the opportunity to get involved

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Advice was accessible at all times

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

    • Partially- mainly research and analytical skills

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured with plenty of events and work to get stuck into

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • very welcoming

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

    • The vac scheme was for 5 days, so the development came from what you learnt from the work given

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • It was completely representative of the work solicitors do. All the work was 'real work'

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • I got a feel for this from all the people I interacted with

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Again the work was very realistic of what you would be doing as a solicitor

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes there was a social night, Q&A sessions and people were more than happy to get to know you

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Plenty of people attended to get to know peoples view on working at the firm and there opportunities

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes found this out at Q&A

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • 5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Yorkshire and Humberside

June 2018

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