Finance Analyst PCO Review

by JLR

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • A very welcoming and relaxed working environment, however everyone is still driven and results are pushed for. Reflects the successful, rapidly expanding company that JLR is,

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

    • Everyone was very friendly and welcoming, my progress was regularly checked and they listened to my opinions

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

    • Any questions at all everyone was always happy to help, sitting near to my manager no doubt helped this too!

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

    • Not a problem with JLR so much as being an intern, how busy I was tended to fluctuate based on what time of the month t was, as a lot of the work I did was month-end

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

    • Although I didn't have a huge number of projects, I had a good degree of autonomy and responsibilty over the ones that I had

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Excel skills have increase exponentially! Other skills such as working in a business environment and time management have also improved

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly, never a dull day in the office

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

    • JLR really have an excellent internship process. Everything was well managed and taken care of

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

    • The opportunities for training and investment in you are there, but they are not perhaps promoted as much as they could be. I would not fault JLR for this however as I was only there for 3 months!

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It is much easier to apply to the graduate scheme if you have previously completed the internship

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a good social scene yes, this was helped by the graduate scheme being faily close knit definitely

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

    • Coventry and the surrounding areas are all very reasonable to go out in

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Being a student town the nightlife was good, only got to experience Friday/Saturday nights however

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

    • JLR offer an employee scheme to sponsor activities outside of work, which was great!

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East Midlands

August 2014

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