IS Placement Student Review

by RB

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • At first I felt out of my depth as this was the first big, important and full time job I ever had. At the start it is scary to get used to juggle so many projects and trying to remember faces. But it is a very exciting company who like to move very fast.

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

    • Everyone is really friendly here. The only downside is everyone is very busy. However they will easily give you the time of day when they can. And they are all willing to help. In particular my manager is one of the nicest people I have met. She is very support and myself and her have a lot in common and she understands exactly how I felt and what I was going through at the begining

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

    • As previously stated my Manager is very supportive!!

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

    • At the very begining I wasn't that busy because it was a case of introductions to applications and to people. So a lot of the time was spent reading. However now I am getting more and more work so its getting busier (I am currently 2months into the placement)

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

    • You are given projects to manage by yourself. That is a lot of responsibility. However even though it is your project if you need help people will help you. But it is still your descision on how to do things and take control.

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

    • In terms of application support, it has given me a lot of knowlegde in applications that a lot of businesses use but I have not heard of like SharePoint for example. My business knowlegde before coming to this company was limited but it has helped to expand this knowlegde. I'm sure in the next 10months I will gain even more knowlegde.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Jokes are always being made and people enjoying themselves. But at the same time when work needs to be done, it gets done.

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

    • I feel this could have been improved but however I had a month hand over period from the pervious student so things were stretched out. If it had been the normal two weeks then I am sure this will have been far better.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • At the moment I have had little offical training. I have been training by my colleagues. However like I have stated I only started two months ago.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • If I were to live around there officies I would deffiantly apply for a job here.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • I have mingled with a lot of students that are on graduate programs but in my department (IS) there is only one placement student and that is me.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I moved to Slough and found a very cheap place to live. However I think it depends on where you decided to live and what arrangements. I choose to live in slough because it was only a 15min walk to work. And I choose a small studio to live in.

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

    • In Slough the nightlife is limited. But everyone goes to Windsor which is about 10mins away from Slough. Or there is always the choice of a small communite into London, the trains run till very late to get back to Slough

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • As of yet no, only socialising. But again I only started two months ago.

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

September 2010

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