Finance Placement Review

8 - I have really enjoyed my placement at Johnson & Johnson. The team I was placed in a UK finance team, there was a great team environment, and everyone was so welcoming which helped me get the most out of my placement. There were some great outside of work events and opportunities to get involved with as well.

9- I was given significant responsibility on my placement and clear targets to hit. This helped me develop myself and feel my development was also important to the company. Further to this I was constantly stretched taking on business-critical work, this help me see my impact on the company and how my contribution sat in the team.

9- I was given great supervision by the mangers I worked for. I had regular 1-1's each week focusing on both my development and the work at hand. This gave me a great place to raise any challenges I had and find a way to best deal with these. This was vital to my positive experience at J&J. Finally, we have been give mock assessment centres to helps prepare for applying to the graduate scheme or other jobs after the placement year.

8 - I was kept very busy on my placement which is the best way for a placement to be. Year end is a busy period in finance it with the role I was undertaking especially for me. Boredom can set in if you are not busy on placement so I’m happy with how busy I was and if at any point I felt as though I was struggling help was on hand on how to manage the work load.

7- I had much more responsibility on placement than I thought I would have had. This was a great bonus to the placement, at the start it can feel daunting to be left with such responsibility, but it is a key point in feeling part of the business and seeing the effect of the work you carry out.

6- Placement has help me develop a few key skills to carry into my final year of university. These are skills that can only be developed in a work place and by undertaking a placement year. The most important of these I feel is time management which will be crucial in managing work load.

6 - The office enviroment is warm and welcoming and I enjoy the team and area I am placed In. The office is becoming slightly run down and so there are always a few issues with the fittings. However this is due to change with the office to move locations.

8- The placement is very well orgainsed. The scheme at J&J is well established and has been running for many years. There is a placement project run during the year which helps develop your skills and work alongside other placements. There is also regualr trainings run for placements and an induction day run before joing

7- The firm does look to develop your skils and knowledge durimng the year. There were many new experinaces and challenges I was given which helped improve my skills. There are regular chances to present to managment and peers across the company. There are also CV workshops and other develpoment sessions run.

7- The future employment prospects are good. You are fast tracked to the global finance graduate scheme by undertaking a placement here. The Graduate scheme is a really great opportunity with training sessions held in America and the opportunity of a rotation in a European country as well as in your home country.

6- There was little social outings amongst the placement students however far more amongst my department. There were regular team meals out in the evenings with all expenses paid. These were great to get to know the team initially. there is also a big Christmas party as you would expect which is a good night.

6- I worked in Maidenhead which is relatively expensive to work in, so I decided to live in Reading instead. This meant a 40-minute drive but helped me reduce my living cost. The nice thing about Maidenhead is it is a nice area and not too difficult to go into London after work.

6- Maidenhead is quite a quite area for nightlife with not a lot on offer. However, living in Reading improved this. With Reading University there are a few good nights out to get involved with and more going on hence why I choose to live there. There are a few nice bars and the riverside is a good place to be.

7- There were a few opportunities to get involved outside of work. I personally joined the J&J cricket team which was a good way to have fun with colleagues outside of work. There were games regularly through the summer. There were a few other sports activities run through the year including football, a running club and touch rugby.