Placement Details

  • Job Title: Quality Assurance Assistant
  • Start Date: 2011
  • Length: Placement (5-9 Months)
  • Location: London,
    Central London and City
  • Salary: £24,000 - £25,999
  • Roles: Banking - Investment, Banking - Retail, Banking/Finance
  • Reviewer’s Course: Business
  • Reviewer’s University: Other
  • Review Date:

Company Sector

  • Auditing/Tax

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Job Title: Quality Assurance Assistant

Overall Rated 5.7

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

The Role

Role Description

Ensure compliance of audit practices within the internal audit department.
Implementation of procedures

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

Rated 4/10

Discover lots of things but can not imagine my self doing that for a long period

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Quite cold work atmosphere

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

Rated 9/10

Always helpful when needed

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Lots of slow pace moments

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Quite free to support my views and moslty followed in it !

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

Rated 2/10

Personal and comportemental skills. Not real new skills related to my course subjects

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

ok

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

good foolow-up by HR and management

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

followed training that was not really dedicated to me and also has been sent to Paris for a programm training

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

  • Subsidised Canteen
  • Sports and Social Club
  • Subsidised/Company Gym
  • Staff Sales/Staff Shop
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Good company

Other Information

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

Rated 5/10

have not seen other placements

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

expensive everywhere in central London !

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

the City almost dead at night

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

lots of night activities in London

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

No

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this placement student rated BNP Paribas with a 5.7 star rating average.

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Review 16/25 for BNP Paribas

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