Finance Assistant Review

by Volkswagen Group UK

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • Long hours but I was given some really interesting jobs and always had something to do.

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

    • The team I was allocated too spent a lot of time showing me what to do, and teaching me about the business. Some of the jobs they gave me were quite dull but many of then needed quite a lot of resposibility.

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

    • The managers spent a lot of time ensuring I got the most out of the Internship. They made time for any questions and queries I had and even let me shadow their work.

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

    • Fairly, I always had something to be getting on with, once or twice I worked late as my manager needed some help with data the he required for an early meeting the following morning. It was a good balance, a few times a day I would have walked about to have a chat with the other placements.

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

    • Variable, some of the time was dealing with fairly mundane tasks, where towards the end i was part of a team working on a very majot and huge budget project.

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

    • Time management will be with me always. It also helped me to develop as a person, and become more confident.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very organised and work orientated, but everyone knew how to relax.

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

    • Nothing more you could ask for when it comes to organizing.

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

    • I went on a few formal training courses but most of what I learnt was essentially "on the job."

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

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

    • I am going back to work as a graduate.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Most of the placement students were from a different place and we all got on well, you make it what you want.

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

    • It is basically London, so costs are going to be quite high.

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

    • Expensive for students who would like to go on night outs.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Mainly socialising but if you wanted to arrange an event such as sports it was easy to.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

East Midlands

October 2013

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