Vacation Scheme Student Review

by CMS

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Rating

5/5
  • About You
    5.0
  • The Company
    5.0
  • Everything Else
    5.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • I really enjoyed all my time- hard to say what can be improved.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • All my work had value- no admin!

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Plenty- challenging, varied and diverse work but with all the guidance I needed from my trainee buddy, supervisor, and partner I was sat with.

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

    • Exposed to great practical work. Enjoyed seeing deals happen.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Really well-planned. Lots of diversity. Great presentations but enough time left to do work.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Really supportive, warm and keen to find ways to integrate me into the team and ensure I saw a good cross-section of life as a trainee.

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

    • Lots of skills sessions to prepare us for assessment centres. Feedback given on our performance at assessment centre so that we could improve. Lots of contact with trainees who offered tips.

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I feel that I was able to see a lot of the firm. We were able to speak to lots of trainees, associates and partners and gain a lot of perspective on what full-time work would be like.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Insight came in many forms- meeting people, through presentations, access to intranet, from asking numerous questions.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Great.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • And reimbursed for expenses to assessment centre.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • I met at least 30 trainees, and spoke to almost all the associates in the department, and about half of the partners, as well as meeting more outside my department via presentations.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Two great socials- one, a cocktail-making event in Shoreditch, and the other, a nice dinner near Farringdon. Both were pitched well- the first was more upbeat, and high energy, and given that the second was the day before my interview, it was pleasantly chilled.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • We had a really good CSR talk and were given the opportunity to participate, but given the timings, I couldn't make it.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Already have.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

March 2013

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