Summer Intern Review

by Atkins

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It was great, there are few things that I would change. A few more graduate/student events would have been amazing. As for actual work I had great exposure to various project and worked on a few.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt welcome, great culture and people were friendly and extremely helpful.

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

    • Manager and the whole team was busy but whenever I asked for help I received.

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

    • Some days I had only reading to do, eg learn about a software or about the discipline but others were good mix where I struck a good balance of learning and working

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Early on I was given an important part of a small project. Then given another key document to update in a very large project as well as do early work on another large project.

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

    • Learnt valuable experience on new software as well as the way a consultancy worked

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Sometimes quite lively but sometimes quiet and silent as work was done

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

    • Very well set up. Not very structured, ie with a program to follow, it was more flexible and I felt this was better.

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

    • A good amount, I was able to work on a few international jobs and gain an insight into a range of projects.

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

    • 4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very close to a job, one more assessment centre to go! Internship bypasses most of the job hunting process for this company and they have a record of employing previous students.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Amongst the graduates it's been relatively new at creating events but it is growing. There is already regular events once a month at least and will increase in future.

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

    • Local so doesn't quite apply. Food can be pricey in restaurants as well as drinks

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

    • Petty good but expensive at weekends.....

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

    • Yes! Took part in two events of the corporate decathlon

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Northern Ireland

May 2014

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