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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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
While i did sometimes struggle with some of the work I loved being given that responsibility and my skills only improved more to reduce the amount of time I spent struggling.
Everyone was so welcoming and helpful, I didn't feel bad asking lots of questions
I was given a lot of support when given tasks, the only time I wasn't was in quiet times where I didn't have much to do but this is understandable!
Again mostly busy but during quiet times it was diffuclt to keep busy with smaller tasks
I was solely responsible for a couple of areas within my team and heavily involved in a lot of projects which was amazing
I feel my internship taught me more than my course actually did, how to work with people and how it all relates to the real business world
The Company
At times it was quiet which was needed but we did have a lot of fun with downtimes which were necessary to keep working really, lots of cat videos shared!
The work in general was great however we did have a few problems with HR setting up my accounts on the system but mostly fine!
A lot of support was given to me but I wouldn't call it training, I was learning on the job a lot which I think is better and run through certain aspects with my team members
Healthcare/Dental
It was a small department and I knew from the beginning that there wasn't a lot of space for hiring, however I did get to work outside of my role on shoots which has definitely given potenial movement into freelance work in that area
The Culture
There was some however I didn't get too involved with this as a lot of them were a lot younger than me.
Chiswick is an expensive area but weighing up the price and time for commuting elsewhere makes living nearer work the better choice.
There isn't really a nightlife in Chiswick but lots of nice restaurants and pubs
The Enjoy Work team at Chiswick Park put on some great out of work activities!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
October 2013