Assistant Buyer - Ladies Socks and Hosiery Review

by George

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Great placement. Treated as a proper assistant. Given lots of responsibility and respect. Great team that I worked with. Lots of training. Very enjoyable.

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

    • Feel very valued by my immediate team. Not as valued by the trading managers.

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

    • My manager gave me continious support and managerment through my entire placement.

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

    • At some points throughout the year i was very busy e.g. important review meetings. But at other times it would be my general day to day roles. I was never bored throughout my placement and always had work to do.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I feel had an excellent amount of responsibility. I was given the responsibility for various projects, day to day roles etc. I feel to be given anymore responsibility would have been too much, as some things do need to be decided by the manager etc.

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

    • This placement is different to my degree. However, there are many skills that i feel i will keep for life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere could sometimes be stressful, in stressful periods, however my team always kept very calm. Generally, the atmosphere was easy going and an easy working enviroment - not too loud or too quiet etc,

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

    • I feel the placement was very well set up. I feel there could have been a few more meetings about how the placement was going - as there were a few things i would have like to discuss, such as working on a different department at some point through the year.

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

    • The company let me go on any traininng i requestd, and encouraged me to go on lots of training.

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I very much hope to have future prospects within the organisation.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • The social scene was not as good as expected, however I lived with the other placement students where we socialised together.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The area i worked in was very cheap for socialising and living.

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

    • The area in which i worked did not have a great nightlife, however there are cities close by such as Birmingham and Leicester which do have a great nightlife.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were not that many activities outside of work to get involved in.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

May 2010

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