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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
Awful experience. Incredibly dull and repetitive work. Job description was purposely misleading and completely different to actual work.
Not at all - work had extremely little impact on colleagues work
Very variable. Weeks would go by with little or no support at all whilst there would be more support on certain days.
Mostly extremely bored - with such little guidance I was left with little to do most of the day.
None whatsoever. To some extent this is to be expected as an intern.
Some skills could perhaps be useful. Given my chosen career path this is less true but there were some useful skills that I learnt. Very repetitive type of work so very minimal skill set developed.
The Company
It was friendly and relaxed. Hours are very good, no weekend work and 8 hour days with 1 hour lunch.
The internship was well organised: onboarding was smooth and there was a structured programme for interns
Some training and development. I did learn new skills and was taught about the company and the type of work they do.
Company Parties/Events
Not at all. Given the calibre of most of the interns, we could do more interesting and better paid work elsewhere, myself included. However, the hours at LCP are very good allowing for an excellent work-life balance if that is something that is very important to you.
The Culture
Some social scene amongst colleagues. Little with interns from other departments
It's London (Mayfair) so naturally very expensive.
Again, it's London. Not that people went out a lot.
Some opportunities like sports etc
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
November 2019