Summer student Review

by RPC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Positives: Business project offers a genuinely interesting challenge in working with fellow vac schemers, culminating in a pitch to a board made up of senior management. Negatives: Being given mundane tasks such as photocopying and being placed in departments that seemed to have very little work.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Some tasks undertaken were obviously appreciated and helpful.

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

    • The trainees were the best at checking and supporting me during the seats.

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

    • In my first seat I was given a couple of decent tasks but it was really clutching at straws for anything juicy to get stuck in to. In my second seat I was given largely administrative tasks.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • We were considered responsible vac schemers in the sense that we were put in charge of a business project and were able to write articles for the RPC intranet site. But on the floors the tasks given didn't require a great deal of responsibility.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Presenting skills and inter-personal skills definitely developed as a result of the business task.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People seemed to get on well.

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

    • Placement ran smoothly.

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

    • With the number of presentations from different departments it is clear that RPC values its potential future employees.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Tough application process but appealing prospects for the right candidate.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • It wasn't clear how often the trainees met up outside of work but amongst fellow placement students everybody got on very well.

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

    • Standard London.

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

    • RPC's office near the Tower of London is slightly away from the general City area.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • People could have joined the football team for a match were the summer social not on the same evening.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

September 2012

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