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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
It was really nice to work there.
Everyone is really nice and ready to help you if you need some help for anything.
My supervisor was always here to give me some advice and help me when I needed him.
I organized myself to be enough busy everyday.
I have some responsibilities like for example talking during meetings in order to explain your results, ....
I learnt a lot of things in chemistry that I will use after this placement.
The Company
I was with the four others students in chemicals synthesis and the atmosphere was really good.
The overall placement was seamless.
I had a lot of training like for exemple training about communications skills, ...
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Above 25 days holiday
Some of the fulltimer were students before my arrival.
The Culture
I develepo a lot of friendship with my other students but also colleagues.
The cost of living and socialising is not so expensive.
Derby is quite a big city where you can quite easily going out and have fun if you want it to.
You can go to climbing, ....
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
East Midlands
May 2013