Summer Placement Student Review

by SAS

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • I really loved the environment

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

    • I was working in the marketing department and they treated me as one of them and everyone made sure I did not feel out of place of helpless.

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

    • My supervisor was really helpful. If I had any queries or felt uncomfortable doing a certain project I could easily approach her and she would help me out.

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

    • There were days full of trainings and the others were doing my project at my own pace.

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

    • Responsibility was fairly balanced. It wasn't too much neither was it too less.

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

    • I'm going to be using my skills to do my dissertation

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The department I was working was very balanced. Everyone used to work throughout the week and then on a Friday we would have a little chilled gathering for an hour ish.

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

    • In the beginning it was a bit confusing to what I was doing exactly but slowly it came together

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

    • The expensive trainings were really worth it!

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Car

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would want to work here in the future for definate

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone was really friendly .

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

    • Accommodation and travel expenses were mostly paid by the company for me and a fellow intern student.

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

    • To be honest when in a working job, its very hard to actually go out on the weekends so I usually just chilled at home

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

    • there was a summer fun day and we even had the chance to go to the annual company meeting

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

South East

August 2014

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