Route Cause Analyst / Business Improvement Practitioner Review

by BT Group

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed the flexibility, the amount of variation of work and the level of independenc ei had.

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

    • Being 150 miles away from your boss made that difficult at times however BT's communicaton infrastructure allowed for seemless constaint communication.

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

    • Working alone meant you wernt spoon fed, and i was just expected t get the work done. I never had any real issues so its hard to tell if i needed that level of support wether i would of got it. My personal feeling is that I would of.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • There were tmes when I bored, however I felt that i got involved with other rpojects with other colleagues when i felt i did not have much to do.

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

    • As i was based on my own up in Newcastle i was definantly given a hell of a lot of responsibility.

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

    • The skills i developed will be with me for life and i will apply them to what evert aks in life i can.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • I was the youngest by far, so the areas of humour and fun were not on par.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very poorly organsied in the way of not been able to get the funds from manager or support team to join fellow undergrads for events in london.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was a lot of investment.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

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

    • I will be applyig to join the graduate scheme

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I was the only one in my area

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • its the North East so pretty cheap.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Newcasle, what more can i say.

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

    • You had to go find your own

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

North East

June 2011

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