Vacation Schemer Review

by Stephenson Harwood

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Rating

3.5/5
  • About You
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.3
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was really interesting and people were friendly.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Although I was a vac schemer, people really made the effort to talk to me and get to know me.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Not a huge amount of guidance formally during the work itself, but I felt comfortable in asking questions so this wasn't a problem.

    2/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • It will be very useful in my future career.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The talks were good and well structured, the work itself was less so.

    2/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Really good atmosphere, everyone was very friendly.

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

    • They gave us talks on different practce areas.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • The level of responsibility was naturally much lower, however, through talking to people and watching them work I got a ral insight into the company.

    3/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • I really got an insight into the friendliness.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • The content really showed me what it was like to be a lawyer and so was valuable.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Plently, they had a buddy system and people were generally friendly.

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • They really made an effort to have good social events.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, we were told plenty about all the company activities.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Very much so.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

July 2014

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