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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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
The hours are long and the work sometimes repedative but things move at such a pace that the day passes well.
I felt very well appreciated by my colleagues and that my input was valued.
I moved around a fair bit in my placement and though each branch was different they all did try to help me develop and I was able to pick up advice and tips from all of them.
Enterprise always runs very tight so expect to be busy all of the time and often juggling customers and calls.
From the start I was put into serving customers, going pick ups and going on sketches where I would move several cars around in sequence away from the office without direct input from my management.
I think if you can stick a placement with ERAC that you will learn a lot of very useful soft skills in particular to take into university and further work.
The Company
The office I was mostly based in had a really good level of banter and this helped the day progress.
ERAC take a lot of interns and the structures are there however as I was moved a lot at the start of my placement I wasnt able to establish time to go through the required developments each week.
Company Parties/Events
One thing with ERAC is that you progress quickly with the internal only promotion. Consequently though the basic pay is poor you can soon be earning considerably more as a manager though this heavily based on commission.
The Culture
I remained at home during my placement. There were area nights out however I was pre engaged then.
I remained at home during my placement.
I felt there were not that many chances to get involved with other things outside work partly because with a 50 hour working week there was little time left in the week.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
South West
November 2011