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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
90% of the work we do is relevant to achieving targets and making a different, there's always going to be admin tasks as an intern but this role is very minimal and you are given your own tasks a projects!
Very valued - given chance to make decisions in all aspects of the role
Given enough support to not feel like you have no clue but not watched constantly
Always busy things to do - never bored starting at an empty inbox
Plenty
Its completely different in the 'real world' it makes all the difference!
The Company
Depends on the time of the year really can go either way!
Internship is very organised and made well to create an intern community
'HP University' courses available, can take meetings with anyone who interests you
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Above 25 days holiday
Very - large grad scheme!
The Culture
Yes
Quite high
good
Yes - YEN Sport Social club many sports teams
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Data Science, Business Management, Marketing
South East
May 2015