Vacation scheme placement Review

by CMS

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

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

    • The firm has a very good culture. Everybody is very friendly, welcoming and it is very much an open door policy.

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

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

    • Really good balance of talks and office work and the work I got was intresting.

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

    • I don't really think you can be given that much responsbilty, but you don't get a lot at a trainee either, as everything always needs to be checked - which I think is a good thing.

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

    • 4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and nice atmosphere. People have a chat even though they are very busy.

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

    • Given an iterinary at the start of the 2 weeks and followed it and all round very smoothly.

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

    • The talks we had, made it feel that we had already been given a job as they invest a lot of peoples time to talk to you about a lot of areas of the firm.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Really want a job with them, but don't know if i have yet.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Had some good evenings out and had a great group of people.

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

    • London is obviously expensive but you are paid an appropriate amount to account for this.

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

    • 4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

June 2012

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