Buisiness Support team Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • 3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt that I was always seen as "another student"

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

    • Although my manager was based in Manchester, she was only a phone call away, and ensured we had a weekly review call

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

    • I had set deadlines to hit each month, so it was up to me how busy I needed to be on a daily basis

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was in charge of two major reports

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I think skills such as communication and work place etiquette were improved, although didnt really gain any technical skills

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Lot of football and betting banter. Although this quickly disappeared when the dept boss decided to move to our seating area

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

    • Pretty good, we had pre-defined roles and new what we had to do everyday, although sometimes the work didnt take very long to complete

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

    • My dept had two placement students and we both went on two team building events, all expenses paid, which were pretty good.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They have a grad scheme, but was pretty tough to get onto it( ie I wasnt good enough to be offered a grad job!)

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yeh. Some of the other placement students were pretty reserved, but we had a quality group of lads who went out a fair bit (and worked from home the next day on occasions)

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I was paying £210 a month to live in a really nice house with 4 others, 10 mins from the office in a town called Leamington Spa. Nights out were reasonably priced

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

    • See above

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

    • We played football twice a week, which was really well organised and a lot of fun

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

International

August 2007

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