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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
It was an incredible exprience one that I would do again and tell everyone to take part in.
Everyone is made to feel extremely valued at HP. Everyone is treated the same way.
No question was ever judged as a silly question. I was supported every day throughout my year's experience by the team and my mentor. The support and guidance provided was great couldnt have asked for anything more in relation to colleague support
I always had my set tasks to complete each day. If I was ever quiet I would let me mentor know and I was given additional work to complete. I was responsible for my own tasks and was very rarely stuck for something to complete.
I was given lots of responsibility for my own projects. I was given guidance along the way but overall i was responsible for key projects on behalf of me team.
Largely i can take away all the skills i have developed throughout my internship and adopt them into my personal and professional life. I am amazed at how many key skills and training I have learned in one year. I feel i have learned more about my own cababilities and can really include a practical element into my university studies now.
The Company
Brilliant very relaxed and friendly. You had the opportunity to interact with everyone in a very well layed out open plan office. Everyone knew everyone and with the support of all the staff i was very motivated to work hard.
Very well. The specific placement I undertook had been established for over 10 years so it was well organised with set tasks assigned to the student
The training and development was endless. There was a set onboarding process and the development throughout was great. Always had the opportunity to learn new things and explore different areas of the business that you were not directly involved within.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
I would 100% come back to work for HP.There is a dedicated graduate programmes with a wide range of disiciplines. There are people continually gaining better jobs within HP, promotion and job rotation is a big plus for HP. The company is very people orientated and invests a lot of time ensuring colleagues are happy.
The Culture
There wasnt a particularly huge group of interns in the same campus as me.Only around 6, we had many brilliant nights out together but if there had been more interns it would have been better.
It was fairly average.
The campus where i worked was very isolated from nearby towns. However 25 minutes in the car / public transport took you to the nearest city where there was endless Nightlife facilities. Cannot complain.
Good. I had the opportunity to become involved in many charity events/opportunities and helped at local brownie pack each week.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management, Financial Management, Logistics and Operations
Scotland
May 2014