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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
Great environment and work to get involved with
Very valued as a resource but not always for my skills but more my time in some cases
Regular 1:1s with manager and supervisor
Always had things to do, sometimes overloaded, other times when not so busy, could easily find work to do
Given tasks to own and left to work on them unsupervised, responsible for lots of high value samples + equipment
Not really relevent to degree, but developed many many other skills
The Company
Great, good level of formality
Handover from previous intern was critical, very valuable
Lots of training and development opportunities, however felt unable to take advantage of a lot of them due to the non stop nature of my job role
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
Healthcare from home
Would love a job back but unfortunately unlikely in this department
The Culture
Some separation between our department and the others but nothing stopping us from getting involved
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering, Marketing
South West
March 2013