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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
I enjoyed it a lot and found the people a pleasure to work with and a lot of help.
I feel that the people really were a credit to the Team and made me feel comfortable.
Great help and support from the management! They were always there when I needed them.
I feel this job had a good balance. There were weeks when I would have a lot of work on but they would usually give you less work to do the week after.
I ended up being left to run my tasks alone and use my own initative.
Especially learning how to use SAS which I had never even heard of before placement. I feel this is an excellent skill for me to have learned and may give me an extra advantage when looking for future employment.
The Company
I always enjoyed going into work on a daily basis and met some great people.
At first it was a little un-organised as they had never had a placement student working within this department. After a few weeks though, it all worked well and I began to enjoy the placement.
They were constantly helping me and always had time for any of my queries.
A lot of people are asking me if I'm going back! I would like to if there is a job available for me.
The Culture
There were a mixture of young and old co workers and everyone got on well. There were regular nights out and lunches planned which were always great!
Chester has a great night life and Liverpool is not far away!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
West Midlands
October 2009