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Rating
3.6/5
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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
4/5
4/5
5/5
Evaluating as buy/sell 4 stocks over 8 weeks meant that we were busy every day.
5/5
Entirely responsible for myself and my own work, though the work that we do does not add value to the company
4/5
Very useful career-wise, though not at all related to my degree (nor would I expect it to be!)
5/5
The Company
Quite focussed, lots of work to be done
4/5
Very well.
5/5
It's entirely about investing in the interns and training us, with the view that we may in the future add value to the company.
4/5
3/5
5/5
The Culture
People work pretty hard in the equities divisions
4/5
London is expensive
1/5
4/5
London - self explanatory
3/5
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
July 2015