Graduate intern Review
by Shropshire Council
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.8
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The Company
4.8
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The Culture
4.0
- 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
A fantastic placement in a brilliant environment- It was stimulating, interesting- I felt the work I was doing was contributing real value to changing the local government body for the better.
Such a lovely team- lively dedicated and dynamic- they took me in as one their own, I went along to all of the out of work social events so truely felt part of the team.
I was given the support I was needed to set myself up and complete my project- I was also give a buddy who checked on my progress and helped me out with any questions or issues.
Really busy placement which I loved- I was given responsibility from the work go and was able to truely shape my own project.
I had so much autopnomy to set up my own meetings and carve out the direction of my costing project.
The intership gave me a true flavour of what it was like to work for shropshire council and eqquipped me to go on and successfully attain a placement on the graduate scheme.
The Company
Dynamic, active, busy- completely contrary to what I expected a council to be like- the team I worked within was quite young and totally engaged with their new role.
There was a real opportunity to decide the direction of the project for myself- so I was really able to organise it without much intervention.
They offered me many different courses which really aided my wider knowledge.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
Thegraduate scheme leading on from the internship is a brilliant scheme- every ex-grad I have spoken to are lined up for or already have a job within the council at a management position- they really value graduates and if you are good you have the opportunity to rise to the top.
The Culture
Brilliant- loads of activities to partake in, plenty of socialising to be done in sleepy shropshire!
Affordable but more expensive to the student lifestyle I was used to- this was offset by the paypacket though- which more than met my needs.
Quaint pubs and lively bars but not many clubs (which I feel is a bit better) perhaps not too suited to a party animal due the the rurality of the county.
I joined crossfit with my colleges, we scheduled meals out, cooked for one and other and went to charity events (i.e. a game of rounders)- there was never a dull moment!
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Financial Management
West Midlands
October 2013
