commercial / financial placement Review

by Outokumpu Stainless ltd

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    1.1
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • The job was quite boring and very repeatative.

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

    • My jobs where highly important so i did feel as part of the team.

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

    • Not a lot of training at all. It was a very steep learning curve, and I basically learnt from my mistakes

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Fairly busy!. But also had some time to relax.

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

    • Alot of responsibility. Which was scary.

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

    • Training was minimal so i think not good in that respect, but I had to do the learning from my mistakes.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • My office was just me and supervisor so was very good. Although I had to go to the big office downstairs which was always bitchy.

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

    • Very badly set up. I was first placement in commercial/financial role, and didnt even have objectives when i started.

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

    • The company did not invest at all in me. There is no motivation to placements students to come back either.

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

    • 0/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would never come back as it seems to be a dying industry.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • There where 5 other placements tsudents so I was never really alone.

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

    • Hard to cope on such a low wage and socialising. On the other hand, sheffield is a wicked city for night life.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Excellent. Lots and lost of students, so felt right at home.

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

    • NO, work was work and that was it. No activities where organised by (hr) to get placements students together. We did that all by ourselves.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

East of England

June 2008

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