Assistant Review

by John Lewis Partnership

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Rating

2.8/5
  • About You
    3.3
  • The Company
    2.8
  • Everything Else
    2.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Enjoyed the work experience quite a lot

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Older staff were very sociable and welcomed me as part of the team

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Not much guidance was needed as i just helped carry out simple tasks

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

    • I did gain valuable skills during the insight but these were not relevant to my degree studies

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Not much structure was needed as the jobs were repeated over each day

    3/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Nice atmosphere with friendly people

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

    • No training was required for this placement

    1/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I understood what it would like to work for waitrose well.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Understood that the company promotes ethical trading and endeavours to deliver excellent customer service.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Did not especially change my views or opinion on what career path i wanted to take

    2/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Voluntary experience

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • There was no opportunity for networking

    1/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • None

    2/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Everyone was talking about social events that take place throughout the year.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Not especially as i didnt gain many degree applicable skills

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2014

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