Children’s designer Review

by Matalan

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • This placement gave me the opportunity to see how the children’s wear team worked and designed, I had many opportunities to design and creat prints for future design projects along with helping members of the team with different tasks ready for there deadlines,

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was given recognition when I had designed a great print and had created something which could be used in future design projects along with being able to Creat what was asked from me.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Sarah Edwards gave me many of opportunities to creat and design things based on briefs which was given to the designers by the buying team and once i had created my own work she gave me feedback and ways to improve.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Very busy i was never bored i always had jobs to do, they make me feel like a member of the team from day one and always complimented me when creating something.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given quite a bit of responsibility but I wasn’t under pressure when doing the jobs as if it went wrong they just helped me to do it right. I had the opportunity to put trends books together for designers who had a deadline that day along with adding fabric swatches to each booklet.

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

    • All the skills they taught me are very handy as now I know what’s needed in trends books, what’s asked for on sheets given to the manufactures. I also learnt what it is to be like to be a designer in such a busy well know company.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Amazing everyone was really friendly and welcoming.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Never a day were i didn’t have a new job todo.

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

    • I worked one to one with some designers on projects and helped complete some work for people on deadlines.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I’ve been told when I get my full degree they are more than happy to give me an opportunity to a job opening.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • I was the only placement student there

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Didn’t have any

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Didn’t work at night

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not really as I wasn’t on placement long enough.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

North West

August 2020

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