Placement Student in Recuitment Team Review

by Caterpillar

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Working for Perkins Engines was definitely a good experience. I learnt a lot over the 12 months and enojyed working with the people there.

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

    • All employees on site are very friendly. Within my department my colleagues made me feel very welcome from day one and I felt part of the team striaght away.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I had weekly desk reviews with my manager where I could bring up any concerns I had and also let her know what I was doing. I felt very supported and feel that I could still ask for guidance even after my placement.

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

    • When I was dealing with recruitmemt I was very busy however this encouraged me to learn quicker and I feel benefitted me in the long run. When i was working on project work my workload was managable and I felt incontrol of what I was doing.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was responsible for all internal recruitment in my placement, at one point this was 90 vacancies. Once there was a recruitment freeze I managed my project work myself however there were usually others on the projects who had ownership of them.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I attended employment law updates and targeted selection interview training at my time at Perkins. Perkins also promotes the use of 6 Sigma is a lot of their projects. My knowledge of the business and it's processes will help me a lot in my final year as I will be able to compare theory to actual situation that I have been involved in.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The department changed a lot throughout my 12 month placement has many people joined and left. It was also effected a lot by the amount of work that was going on. Overall the office was a good place to be and there was always food!

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The induction was set up very well, as well as social events. The work placement itself was structured as any other role in the business using PDPs. In my role I did not feel like a placement student, I felt like one of the team as this is something Perkins mains to do from the beginning.

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

    • I went on some training in my placement however in my role in the recruitment team there was not much time for this. I know that Perkins do provide a lot of training for their employees however I did not have the time to fit this in.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • A lot of placement students return to Perkins for there graduate schemes, however Perkins do not run a graduate programme for HR every year.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Once a place has been secured an accomodation day is arranged for all new placements where you get to meet each other and choose houses you want to live in. Your 2 week induction consists of many nights out with fellow placements and from then on this happens most weekends.

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

    • The cost of living is not too bad, I lived in a (nice) house with three other placements in the hampton area. This cost about £250 per month.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Peterborough has a few clubs and quite a few bars if you want them. Stamford is about 25 minutes away and offer a lot nicer night out.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Although I was not involved in any activites myself I know that other placements got involved in football and other clubs they were interested in.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2009

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