Customer Outcomes Student Placement Review

by Newcastle Building Society

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Monitoring customer complaints and managing pipelines across many business areas. Long term projects worked on also


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed new skills in Excel development, general professional skills and a load of FCA regulations


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

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

  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I have had the opportunity to lead my own projects and responsibilities when taking ownership of customer issues


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I have a very supportive team, and also have had the support of the early talent team. I have not needed much support but was always confident it was there if I needed


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Everybody is very friendly and was willing to help with my learning when I first started. I feel very comfortable in meetings with people I am not so familiar with as there is a very friendly atmosphere. Lots of appreciation for the early talent colleagues from everyone I have engaged with


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • 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 had a very good time working here and have had many opportunities to both develop my own personal skills and professional skills


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Newcastle Building Society
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Newcastle Building Society to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Newcastle Building Society
  • Research the company values before the interview and prepare situational examples for each. Be friendly and they will like you


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Customer Service

North East

July 2023


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