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Rating

3.5/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.6
  • Everything Else
    3.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • Very interactive, the people running it were easy to talk to and made it interesting

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Very valued; the people running it sat with us during lunch to answer questions and help us

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Lots of support, lots of opportunities to ask questions and receive support

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I was slightly old for the programme, the insight day helped me in my career decisions but the day only utilised skills i already have.

    2/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Very structured; all worked around timings and everything was well planned and very organised.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Generally very fun and interesting. Everything was interesting and the people were great.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Not particularly applicable since it was more to educate us on the company as opposed to training us.

    2/5

  • 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?
  • Fairly helpful, but it was more of an explanation in that it was just theory; the real job couldnt be replicated in the day.

    2/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Worked with other employees who we could ask lots of questions and it helped me find out about the culture

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • That was the purpose of the day in my opinion and it was easy to ask about the roles and find out more of whats required

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • I didnt expect any!


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • We could meet the people running the day but that was only a small part of the firm.

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • 0/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Lots of chances to ask questions to the employees.

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Very insightful and useful in deciding career paths

    5/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

West Midlands

August 2013


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