Events Co-ordinator Review

by Birmingham Science Park Aston

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

2.7/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    1.4

    The Role

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

    • It was a great placement had a lot of responsibilty as was such a small team but no training and plenty of company politics sometimes made my job difficult

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

    • My manager made me feel very valued but the senior managment team did not seem to at all.

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

    • My manager did support through this role

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

    • There was so much to do and variety of tasks so never bored

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

    • As there was only myself and my manager running the event, i was given plenty and i had temped on the role in previous years so knew what i was doing

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

    • 3/5

    The Company

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

    • A very quiet office, low staff moral

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • never had a placement student before so i had to show them the way and organised most myself

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • had no training was just shown a few things by my manager

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • got offered a part time job while at uni

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • i was the only placement student and the staff didnt socialise ever

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

    • stayed by my home so same as usual

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • birmingham is ok but done ti all now

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

    • nope just a job

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

West Midlands

September 2010