Vacation Scheme Student Review

by A&O Shearman

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was enjoyable

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Everyone was very welcoming

    3/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • There was a lot of contact with grad recruitment.

    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 learnt what is requried to be a trainee at A&O

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • We always had talks on a regular basis that were scheduled by grad recruitment

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Always kept busy and eager to show the best of the firm

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They were really trying to pull out all the stops!

    4/5
  • 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?

    • I really saw the heart of the firm and how it worked

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • You can never meet every member of staff, but it was so usefull to meet as many people as I did.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • I gained so much more from doing the vacation scheme than you could ever gain from all their promotional material put together

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Pay covered expesenses and above

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • There were social events with various different memebers of the team

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • They were fun and definitely got treated well!

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • They have brilliant facilities and sports clubs second to none

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • It was so beneficial to getting an insight into the firm

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

August 2013

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