MI data co-ordinator/Receptionist Review

I thoroughly enjoyed working and meeting the people I did. I'm not sure I want to pursue a career in recruitment after university however the skills and friends I made during my year have been The social aspect of Randstad is extremely good, team nights out, the annual conference and Christmas do's are a real benefit to the placement year. I've made vital contacts for the future and couldn't have asked for a better manager.

Really enjoyed working with everybody I met over the course of my placement. I fit in very well and since the majority of colleagues are of a similar age it helped with the social aspect of the job.

My manager was extremely helpful and friendly. She always went out of her way for me and we had regular 1:1's to make sure I was on track and enjoying myself.

The busyness of days varied for me I initially had fairly quiet days but as I asked for more work it became a better balance.

I was given a lot of autonomy and the work I was completing was meaningful and used by the wider business thus meaning I had a high degree of responsibility during the year.

Being in a professional work environment has aided me drastically in regards to organisation, communication and time management skills which are vital core skills in both university life and life after. I also developed my excel skills immensely which for my future career path will be very useful.

For me it was very positive and not too stressful however I think in general recruitment can be hard work and stressful. The culture is still positive despite this.

We had a induction at the head office in Luton which was specifically designed for placement students. This was well organised and useful for networking. I think because most placement students at Randstad are across the country it would be hard to have a more targeted internship scheme.

We had online training that you could access and voluntarily participate in. We also had a two day induction that was training orientated.

I would definitely go back to Randstad however I want to pursue a career in something different. If this didn't work out I would love to go back and try recruitment out properly.

I was in the Manchester office so there was around 7 placement students there. I got on well with everybody however we generally just did social events with our work teams.

I lived at home but Manchester can be quite expensive to live in depending on the area. Manchester itself isn't too bad for the cost of socialising but again depends on where you go, the social life itself is great in Mcr!

I like Manchester for nights out, you can do nice bars in spinning fields or in NQ so there a wide choice.

Quite a lot of team nights out and sporting events a lot of people seemed to do.