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  • Food and Drink

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Job Title: Waiter

Overall Rated 7.1

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The Role

Role Description

I'd seat people when they come in take their orders seve them drinks hand in what they wanted to the chef then clean my last table up serve the others there food. i re-filled drinks took orders gave the receipt ect

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

Rated 7/10

It was a good job they only hired students when i was there so we were all learning things together which was good.

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

Rated 7/10

alot as we helped each other out when needed

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

Rated 8/10

manager was grea when she was in

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

Rated 6/10

very busy but its pizza hut its a place for family to go and workers ect

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

Rated 8/10

i liked to to help others out even when i was busy

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

Rated 8/10

training was fast but it was good and i learned more by working as a team

The Organisation

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

Rated 7/10

It was really good

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

Rated 7/10

It was put together good as it was all students and nothing bad happened

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

Rated 5/10

It was average

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

Rated 6/10

  • Staff Sales/Staff Shop
  • Working from home
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Good if they weren't hiring students

Other Information

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

Rated 10/10

It really was perfect

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

Rated 5/10

living was average socialising was expensive and cheap depending on what you wanted to do

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

Rated 7/10

It was good but i was always studying at this point

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

Rated 7/10

We had many opportunities

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?

Its a great place for students to work and the pay is really good.

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 work with a 7.1 star rating average.

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Review 2/2 for work

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