Summer Intern Review

by Santander

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    1.7
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

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

    • Most of the parts were really good thanks to my very supportive manager and team, but I would get really boring work from another department like putting a lot of letters in envelopes and all.

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

    • My team treated me very well. My manger made an attempt to give me an overview of all the parts of the bank.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • To decent extent. When ever I had something to ask my manager would help me out.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • A good balance. I was on a big project and could work at my speed.

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

    • I was put on an important change process project. I also conducted some important research

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

    • Not too much. I felt the training by Sanatander was very insufficient.

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • Very casual enviorment. Sometimes had good chats with other people.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was very badly organised and I think it is because of the HR department but my manager made her best effort to make it the best experience for me.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not too much, we just had to training events and they also felt extremely general. Didn't find any of them good.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I am not sure but may work if the graduate programme is more structured.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was no social scene at all.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Just the normal Manchester, nothing special with that.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Manchester has one of the best nightlifes but I hardly used to go cause I had to wake up early.

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

    • No opportunities outside work.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

North West

August 2014

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