Internee Review

by J.P. Morgan

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyed it. Very insightful and helpful. Exactly what i wanted it to be.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Really suprised. Meet up with some senior employees whos seemed to be really interested in us and what we had to say.

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

    • Very supportive. Any problems or quieries were adressed and had no issue mentioning them.

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

    • Very busy, almost too busy... Had a lot of very intense presentations that were quite involving.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • The work shadowing was really useful and one of the best experiences about the whole programme, but had no responsibility.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The networking was extremely useful, it gave an opportunity to talk to senior staff helping my confidence. Networking also allowed us to see what actually happened on a day to day level.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Really friendly staff, and excellent people all around. Had a great time.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Extremely. Was not a moment where i was bored or felt like it was unecessary.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Seemed like a lot of effort had gone into making the event be as good as possible. Ran very smoothly.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Hopefully a lot higher now, presentation about assesment centre set up was really useful.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • To begin with was very slow and not much interaction. But picked up as we got to know each other better.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Average.

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

    • Didnt experience it

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Didnt have the time as was only a 2 day event.

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Banking, Retail Banking

South West

April 2012

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