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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 exceeded my expectations, I felt like I was appreciated and that the work I did was helpful to the team as a whole.
The atmosphere was a warm and friendly one, questions were encouraged and it made the days go by very quickly!
Coaching from all colleagues that worked with me, all were happy to help and friendly.
The balance between learning new skills and developing them was very good. There were some days when I had less tasks set to me, but there is a system in place to assign me work within about half an hour after letting someone know that I am available for other work.
I was given responsibilities but they were always explained fully to me, and I was given ample opportunity to ask questions along the way.
The skills I learned will help me with any job in the future, and it gave me a very good idea of the kind of things I would be doing should I be chosen for the graduate scheme.
The Company
All employees are encouraged to enjoy the office as a social place as well as a place of work.
All the team members knew roughly what I was able to do, and set me tasks as well as coaching me along the way.
A week long training program at the start of the internship as well as a buddy and people manager set to me personally, so that I always had someone to direct questions to.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Most interns are given enough of a learning experience to feel confident that they are qualified for the graduate scheme.
The Culture
Social events are organized and a network is made easily with the help of the recruitment team.
Reading is a nice town but too expensive there's a lot to do and see.
Reading is not a good place for partying.
The interns have a social sports club where we go play badminton or squash. we get a free gym membership.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
South East
July 2014