Account Support Executive Review

by Fujitsu

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Enjoyable, but my role was poorly structured

    3/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Worked with an extensive number of people; good for visibility, but not for building close relationships

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Very difficult to form a close relationship with any manager as my line manager changed numerous times throughout the year

    2/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • This changed greatly during the year; in accordance with activity levels on accounts, but also because I did not have a defined role, but was taking on projects when an additional resource was required

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • All tasks I completed; more so toward the latter half of the year, carried high levels of responsibility and confidentiality

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Skills such as professionalism and industry awareness have greatly improved, and I hope will assist me on commencement of a Graduate role

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Quiet. Additional requirement to travel and hot desk

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Various workshops throughout the year were helpful. Corporate Social Responsibility project is organised for each year's intake.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • No opportunities for training were received, however one particular manager was easy to approach for involvement in new areas and gave me great opportunities

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Working from home

    4/5

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

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • 5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Cheap enough

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Bracknell-poor, Reading- better

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Volunteering opportunities i.e. Education partnerships with local schools

    5/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Business Operations, Human Resources, Legal/Law

South East

June 2011


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