Mid Office Advisor Review

by Randstad

Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Assisting candidates through the compliance process, gathering eligibility to work documents and running relevant checks to ensure documents are valid. Acquiring references via email and telephone communications and maintaining regular communication with candidates to ensure they complete the compliance process within time as they cannot begin the role before.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Yes, the freedom and flexibility when working remotely and in office has allowed me to develop an array of skills and identify my own working style

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I was solely responsible for my division when my senior was off which was a huge responsibility but definitely built my confidence within my own ability to carry out the necessary tasks and was a test of my knowledge on the role

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I was part of a small but incredibly supportive team. We were part of a new team created within the last few years at Randstad so the structuring had changed a few times but we adapted to challenges and embraced the change

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • It was a lot different to what I had expected, it is very transparent with company goals and values, and communicating important updates to the business which I liked. It is a tough environment and you have to be quick and fast paced to keep up.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I definitely enjoyed my placement once I had gotten a hang of my role and we returned into office. Hybrid working was great but I definitely needed those days in office as I really enjoyed the social aspect and impact being in the office had on my routine to prepare me for work

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 3/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Randstad

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Randstad to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Randstad

    • Be confident and open to new and different ideas

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

North West

September 2022

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