Investment Analyst Review

by WTW

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • Was a really good well planned internship

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

    • The people were very friendly. Lots of conversations made.

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

    • My buddy especially was really helpful throughout

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

    • Start of the internship not busy (as to be expected) but then as time went on I was given more and more work to do

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

    • Not a great deal. But in the same breath didn't expect to have much. I did though do a few things for clients which was good

    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 of things such as using Microsoft to a greater level, improving my presentation skill and report writing

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was the right balance between a working environment and having conversation, Certain places in the office were louder than others

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

    • Straight away I felt I was there to help and that they were ready for us to be there

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

    • We had a few days at the start giving us a brief over few and at the start we had several hour sessions on the different aspects of the business (even the ones I wasn't doing).

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Travel loan
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • In fifth week not finished yet

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • I was In a small office so there was only two of us to be fair.

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

    • I lived at home but it is a cheap area considering how much you get paid.

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

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

    • I was invited to everything outside of work

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2014

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