Insight Student Review

by A&O Shearman

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Rating

3.9/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

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

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

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

    • 4/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • 4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • 4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • 3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We were given a number of presentations and some training. It would have been useful to have some more training going into our practice areas.

    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?

    • It is hard to get a real feeling of what a full time role would be like in only three weeks; however, it did give a taster.

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

    • There were opportunities to meet a great number of people and ask them in confidence about how they found the culture of the company.

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

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • The payment for this insight scheme was a bit lower than some of the equivalent schemes at other firms.

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

    • It would have been helpful to have an opportunity to network with members from practice areas in which we were not sitting.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • These were good fun and there were always a good mix of representatives from the firm.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • It would have been nice to have been told a little more about this up front; however, you were able to find information on the firm's internal web page.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • 5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

August 2013

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