Trainee Graduate Review

by JLR

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Very enjoyable: friendly place to work, with lots of variety in the job tasks. Lots of opportunity to see different parts of the business.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt that team were glad to have me and were keen to get me involved with all aspects of being in the team.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Given manager, supervisor and mentor; lots of support available both on a day-to-day working level, and in terms of long term career. Weekly two way feedback sessions very useful. Keen support for me to see different parts of the business, or interesting projects.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Always had interesting tasks on the go.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given a large amount of responsibility from the very beginning of the placement - was given my own project from the very beginning, to work on alongside other bits of work.

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

    • Feel skills learnt will be most relevant for future career.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Friendly office

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Most aspects of placement already organised before arrival.

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

    • No training courses as such, but accompanied colleagues to particularly interesting meetings to observe; given presentation practice; and given lots of mentor support.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Lots of encouragement towards graduate scheme.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Large number of interns means that there are lots of people to socialise with. Regular colleague events.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Coventry is a cheap place to live, Leamington more expensive.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Fairly standard.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Volunteering opportunities through work. Lots going on in Coventry, outside of work.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Legal/Law

West Midlands

July 2013

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