Placement Student Review

by Samworth Brothers

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    2.9
  • The Company
    1.8
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • My placement helped me to learn that I would not like to work in this role or with this company.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • All the office people made me feel very valued and like part of the team. If I had been given more to do I would have felt even more valued.

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

    • A change in management throughout my placement meant this was difficult at times.

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some days very busy, others lacking things to do. I was often sent out food shopping which meant took up a lot of the day.

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

    • Towards the beginning I was given data to analyse that was not contributing to anything. Later on when new people joined the team I was given useful things to do that contributed towards customer presentations.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Gained range of skills in office admin, finance, tasting and learn a lot about factory processing

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The office people were friendly and chatty which was enjoyable. It was a small office so everyone knew each other. We all had lunch together.

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

    • My role was ever changing due to changes in management. I feel it could have been better organised with having my role planned more so that I would understand what jobs I was expected to do.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I didn't go on any training courses whilst on placement as none were offered. I had two reviews whilst on placement as part of my University requirements.

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

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I will not be applying to work here in the future as there are no roles I would be interested in here.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • I went out with the office team for meals after work. There was a charity quiz evening. Most people lived near to work so it was easy to arrange things.

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

    • Reasonable for the area. I lived just outside the centre of Leicester.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Reasonable with a range of good places to go. I lived near to the centre of Leicester so it was easy to go out in evenings.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were things you could get involved in if you wanted to outside of work.

    4/5
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Business Operations, Market Research

East Midlands

November 2013

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