Undergraduate Placement - Business Management Review

by BT Group

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

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

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

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

    • I was in a very busy team, which meant the support I was given was pretty limited.

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

    • My work was very self-directed so I had a lot of control over how hard I worked.

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

    • Given lots of freedom to work on the project how I wanted, though partly due to lack of managerial oversight and support!

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

    • 5/5

    The Company

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

    • Lots of people working at home or around the country meant there wasn't much of an atmosphere in the office.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • A bit hit and miss, some of the organisation felt a bit last minute.

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

    • Had opportunity to access online training facilities, but only had time to use them for things which were directly relevant to what I was doing. I missed the development day at the end so I don't know what that was like.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not many people wanted to socialise - early attempts by interns to organise things had low attendance.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London prices for socialising. I lived at home so only had commuting costs.

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

    • Never really went out late

    0/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Graduate socials were poorly attended by interns. I never really put much effort into trying to find activities outside of work, but there didn't seem to be that many things going on.

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

December 2010

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