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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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
Thanked me every day, was really friendly and chatty - felt like a friend. Really learnt a lot and enjoyed myself
Really grateful, appreciative and always thanked me at the end of the day. Told colleagues about my sewing skills and showed me off to peers.
Always gave clear instructions, help if needed and feedback.
Very busy but it was hands on and to be expected. Able to take breaks whenever needed though.
Given tasks to do by myself, customer orders etc. Given a lot of responsibility and felt trusted.
A lot of business knowledge was shared, experience passed on and things learnt that you would only learn from hands on experience and doing it yourself.
The Company
Really sociable, chatty, always had a laugh but still got a lot of work done.
Flexible for both her and my commitments, had tasks ready for me to do when I arrived, kept me up to date.
Really helped me with hands on skills and shared a lot of experience.
Company Parties/Events
Would have been able to carry on but had to go back to uni, hopefully returning in holidays
The Culture
Invited to events and networking evenings. Introduced to people in the business
easy to get food at lunch, half of travel costs paid
N/A did not stay overnight, i commuted.
invitations to events, networking events etc.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Fashion Design
West Midlands
September 2012