Intern- executive officer Review

by Civil Service

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Really interesting getting involved in real high profile issues that are affecting the UK currently.

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

    • Really nice people across the business. All the interns were really supportive along with faststreamers.

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

    • Lots of help and guidance with work and for the faststream application.

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

    • Dependent on what was going on. Sometimes really busy with tight deadlines but sometimes nothing to do at all. Very mixed an dependent on the business needs.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Enough to be able to get on with work that was challenging and be able to take ownership of mini projects and present the information.

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

    • I learnt how to do policy analysis mainly but also transferable skills such as project and time management, networking, communication, learning and improving and learning how to deliver results.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • I worked with a busy team but everyone was very fun to chat to and lots of cake around!!

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Everything tab very smoothly but also allowed you to shape your internship experience according to your own interests.

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

    • They were very encouraging to support us and make sure we knew everything to be able to make the decision to apply for the faststream or not.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Really convinced me to apply but it's ashame how interns have to go through the whole process again, which is very lengthy and more intense compared to other graduate schemes.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lots of ways to socialise and meet new people!

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

    • Expensive as it is Westminster.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 0/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 0/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2013

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