Summer Intern Review
by bp
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
2.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Asked for power related project and was given two quite interesting projects and put in a very friendly and helpful team.
Slightly sat away from main team so was a bit harder to integrate but overall they were very friendly and i made some great friends with some of the other interns who i will definately be keeping in touch with.
Had some niggles about HR not making some things clear (that we could get feedback, etc..) but overall my team management was very good.
Some days slightly slow when waiting for info but on those occasions there was a great opportunity for extra background reading.
I was pretty much put in charge of two projects, one of which involved dealing with various people from all over the world - very exciting!
More knowledge on power theory and applications, totally improved networking skills.
The Company
Pretty quiet, would have been a lot better to have more team activities, nights out, etc.
My team were totally prepared for my arrival! However, i was a special case in that i was only finishing 3rd year (of a 5 year course) when i arrived and no-one really knew my circumstances or what to do with me in form of assessment centre, etc. But in the way of projects, desk, laptop, etc it was excellent!
Technical development was greatly improved, however it would have been better to have been offered more training on some aspects as i learned a lot through personal reading not through any company iniatives. Apart from small presentation practice no other real training offered (except lunch & learns).
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Looks like it'd be a great company to work for! Although they've cut down seriously on ex-pat's which is disappointing as thats what i am aiming for.
The Culture
The girls i lived with were FANTASTIC but there are a lot of interns who are just here to work (which wasnt us...!)
Its London - you've got to expect the higher prices! Lots to do in surrounding area though.
Quite quiet in Sunbury, also in area's they recommend you to stay (bad plan, find something central instead of what they tell you!) As soon as you go slightly further central though its awesome.
Apart from a couple of smaller things organised by the interns themselves there was nothing.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
International
August 2009
