Reporting Analyst Review

by EDF Energy

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Rating

2.7/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    2.2
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Unfortunately the role has not enthused me to take it on as a career. However my colleagues and manager has made the overall experience enjoyable.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Obviously because of my inexperience I am not the most valued member of the team - however they have always cooperated in a friendly manner.

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

    • I have daily help from my mentor who knows a far lot more about my individual duties than my manager. She has always made the time to help me understand the wide variety of functions I need to perform. The only downside was the absence of official training meaning it took longer than I expected to be confident in my role.

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

    • There are some busy weeks and some more relaxed weeks. My role in heavily dependent on the number of emails to respond to but I have found this has been balanced throughout the course of the year.

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

    • This is difficult to answer because I was expecting my responsibilities to feel more important than they do, however because I am making hundreds of changes every day to our SAP database, I am responsible for them all and accountable if they've been done incorrectly.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have gained some excel skills which should benefit, however working in HR will not benefit my final year studying Economics too much.

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • Lively and loud overall. The Employee Services director is very relaxed to let people work how they wish which creates a positive working environment.

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

    • It was a slow start and but this is mainly due to a large change up in the team I work in (new manager, people leaving/going on secondment).

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

    • I was entered into a LEAN 1b course which was 2 days and very insightful. I would have liked for there to have been more training opportunities but can't complain!

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Healthcare/Dental
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would like to keep my options open and think returning to this current role is highly unlikely but I will be checking to see what their graduate roles offer.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There's only one other placement student.

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

    • South East England prices - generally overpriced.

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

    • I lived in Crawley before my placement so I was fairly bored of our lack of nightlife before I'd started my placement.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There are a fair amount of social events to attend. I also played football after work on Monday's and had a Christmas do with them all.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

August 2015

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