Summer Intern Review

by Santander

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • A very enjoyable experience.

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

    • Team members are all very friendly and helpful. I was given a real project to get involved with. However, would like to be given an overview of my division.

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

    • Very supportive manager and team members. Have an intern buddy allocated to me for any queries as well.

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

    • I always had something to do but I could also have handled more.

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

    • I was given some tasks to do from the start but this gradually improved with quality. At the end, I was working together with all team members instead of just one from the beginning.

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

    • Not necessarily assist degree studies but have gained many valuable transferable skills,

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Very casual environment, people buying coffee for each other, very friendly.

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

    • It is very organised once the internship has actually started. However, I did not heard anything from HR until 2 days before the placement! And my contract only arrived when I have worked 3 weeks for them already!

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

    • We had two intern sessions, one for all interns, one for only interns in our department. The training events felt a bit general.However, the graduate schemes sounded very attractive.

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

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Graduate scheme sounded much more well organised. There are opportunities for you to do some banking qualifications too. Great place to start a career.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yep.

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

    • Sometimes Milton Keynes, sometimes London

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

    • Sometimes Milton Keynes, sometimes London

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

    • Hang out with some intern friends

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

August 2014

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