Finance Placement Review
by Caterpillar
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.1
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The Company
3.1
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The Culture
3.1
- 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
In terms of workload and responsibility, within the Perkins division of Cat, the placement exceeded these traits.
Normal work wasn't regularly praised, but work where you went behind your means and stayed behind always got valued.
Weekly through one on one reviews with your manager and team meetings with the rest of your team.
Very busy, due to the company restructuring, work loads increased so your placement was becoming very demanding for the placement level we was at, we was treated like full time employees.
Very similar to before, work loads from people leaving had to be split, adding workload onto a busy schedule, this vastly improved your time management and communication skills.
Time management and problem solving. Each day there is pressure to ensure you either supply information or deliver reports to the business which, if taken right, should aid a good final year.
The Company
Average age of employees compared to the placements created a dull like atmosphere with the majority. However, the younger employees had a balance of having a laugh but also getting the job done.
Placement on a whole was set up will creating good roles for all placements.
Through the personal development plan aided development, I would say the company did very well for placements when I compare against fellows students. In terms of salary etc...
Future prospects to be honest are not the best, due to the company restructuring, opportunities to progress up the ladder seem limited, with current employees struggling to know their next move. On the flip side, for a pure placement experience, Perkins Caterpillar provided an excellent scheme, of which I would defiantly recommend. It is challenging and you are continuously learning which is invaluable for future careers.
The Culture
Social scene was average to good. Work football and social events was always around, but not being in a busy city will always have different feel coming from University.
Very cheap, I would say it was a great money saver, a lot of money can be saved with a good income stream also with very small outgoings.
Nightlife wasn't 'city' like from University, but, it is only a quick and cheap commute to London which if you have contacts there, can be quite cheap.
There was a few volunteering schemes that were on offer. Three peak challenge
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting, Banking
East of England
June 2013
