Client Accounts Assistant Review

by Hargreaves Lansdown

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Always a welcoming place which made working relativly relaxed. Ability to be instinctive aided in easy working life.

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

    • Close relationship gained with working in small teams however social events and cross office working/communication aided in being made to feel valued

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

    • Support and guidance was always readily available however iniciatve was encorauged

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

    • Working hours could be extensive however introdution of new sytems made workload managable, always more work available

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

    • I was encoraged to take on as much responsibilty as possible, with tasks that I would be solely responsible for

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

    • Learnt a lot which will help me with future working life however acedemic skill were not tested or developed.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Individuals could often become stressed due to client facing nature however being laid back enable comfotable working enviroment

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Felt as if I was not on placement but a permement member of staff

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

    • No training offered

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

    • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Company is young and as long as you are willing to work hard promotion should be easily posible

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Only two placment students on placement

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • As cheap as you made it

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

    • Bristol has a great nightlife

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • If you seeked them

    4/5
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Details

Accounting

Wales

August 2010