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by Fujitsu

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    1.4
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • On the whole I was exposed to some good project management experience. Tasks were often repetitive but can understand why due to the nature of the role, worked with a nice team. Sometimes treated like a baby though

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Was hard to break the bubble of being 'just a student' for a whole despite exceeding many expectations. Later on I was piled with work to make up for poor workforce planning

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Could ask for more when needed. Team around me was supportive

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

    • Varied drastically. From bored to over the top busy. Two students were drafted in to replace my entire workload after I left. Two.

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

    • Was allowed to run with many accounts. Wasn't allowed responsibility for my own time planning though in regards to getting experience outside of the team

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

    • I'm now an emailing wizard and I learnt that I didn't want to go into IT ever again.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Again this varied drastically

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

    • HR were somewhat non existant. Came alive during a short CSR project but couldn't negotiate with managers regarding time scales. Learnt how to do my role and then that was it. Development came through acquiring more work. Bit of a shambles really.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • None at all really to think of it. Shame.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Wasn't invited back despite going above and beyond the call of duty throughout. This was due to me being vocal about the flaws in the program. Students were seen and not heard but I refused to be just seen as cheap labour. I wanted to learn too. I'm now on to bigger and better things :)

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • 20 students so quite a lively atmosphere if you were based in the main sales office

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Reading is reasonable not bargin but has a uni so there are student nights out

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • More bars than clubs and an oversized aggy union at Reading Uni. Good nights can be had if you make them though!

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Students created a football team amongst themselves.

    1/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South West

September 2013

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