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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
There were times where it was a tiny bit demoralising in the first month or so, but after that had passed I really began to enjoy it.
Support was normally quite regular. It dipped at times due to people having other work to do, but the quality of the support was excellent.
At times I didn't have much to do, particularly at the start. But I soon had enough work to be doing. Had a lot of work in the last few weeks trying to tie everything off.
Particularly in the first 5 weeks I was given a lot of responsibility due to the nature of the work I was doing.
The Company
It was quite for the most part. People didn't really chat to each other for the majority of the day.
I had two weeks of training, but this was mostly self study with only one face to face session. Other training courses were done online.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
Healthcare/Dental
The Culture
The interns in the same business unit as me had a good social scene, but we didn't really talk to that many interns from other units.
House I was staying in was £450 per month.
This isn't really applicable to me.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science
South East
September 2013