Trading law and techincal intern Review

by Tesco plc

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It was a fantantastic opportunity and really has open up doors for my future career.

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

    • All of the colleagues on my team were very helpful and took time out to help me when i needed guidance or adivce.

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

    • Some of the time my manager did not give me clear guidelines to work with, I would send my work to be review and I did not get it back quick enough or in some cases at all. This really held my project up.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I had my main project to do during my time on the internship as well as other work to make sure I always had work to do. It was a great balance and I was never bored.

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

    • i was very surprised at how much responsibility i was given during my time on the internship.

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

    • All the work I did during the time I was on my internship was all very relevant to my degree course.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The office i was in was very quite. It was good because i could get on with my work but on the down side somethimes it was a little dull and boring. On the plus side there was always cakes and biscuits!

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • My first day was not organised very well. I though i was gonig to the office but i had a phone call the night before telling me i needed to be somewhere else.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The personal training and development was very good. I was able to work and develop skills that were not relevant for my project and spend a couple of days with different people in other areas of the business.

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I gave a presentation at the end of my internship which will hopefully be the deciding factor as to whether or not i recieve a job. The opportunities here are great.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • All of the interns planned social events after work which was very good. Everyone on the internship was included and you could go along if you wanted to.

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

    • the cost of living and socialising was expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The nightlife was much better than the nightlife back home so for me it was very good.

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

    • Some of the activities planned by our team would get cancelled at the last minute due to number but when they did go ahead they were very good.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2013

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