Library Systems Officer Review
by Buckinghamshire County Council
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.9
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The Company
4.8
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The Culture
3.6
- 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
Fantastic opportunity to work in the real world, specifically in local goverment and public sector. Opportunity to work on big government projects.
Overall, fantastic department and brilliant small team on 3 that I worked in.
Busy, running around, fixing/resolving IT problems, dealing with staff and public library pcs and systems. Brilliant.
As only 3 in team, from early on, I was handling same level of work as senior colleague and manager. Also assigned set number of libraries to go to to demonstrate new systems and carry out staff training.
Lots of transferable skills gained and improved and in terms of skills for degree studies, was spot on and led to gaining graduate employment.
The Company
Great atmosphere.
Good, applied myself and set up by myself.
Carried out a few training courses.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Parties/Events
Initially got a temp job with them after graduatingk not directly related to my degree but was still fortunate to be offered something due to my successful year with them.
The Culture
n/a
My hometown, living with parents, 5 min walk to work so yes for me, cheap as chips! Can move out there or travel 1 hour from London marylebone.
Fairly okay, but nearby spots of Wycombe, Watford, Milton Keynes and Hemel are not far.
As local council, lots of things going on all over the county!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Scotland
August 2010
