Placement Year Review at E.ON UK

The Role

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Interesting and engaging, different every day.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Always been friendly and helpful, feel like a valued member of the team.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Always there and approachable to discuss any work issues that arose.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Relatively busy in relation to the team workload/how many enquiries were coming in.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Quite a lot of supported responsibility, always with support if needed.

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

Very useful when being interviewed for masters places, experience directly matching modules being offered.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Professional but also laid back and friendly, when work needed to be done everyone concentrates hard on it.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Ran very smoothly once everything got going, however IS issues initially as no profile set up, unable to use a computer for the first few days so just shadowed.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Been on one training course, information relevant to the team rather than personal development.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised Canteen

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Unlikely in the current climate.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Yes, go out with a few colleagues outside of work.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Relatively cheap to live and go out, however I did have to take a second job in a bar to manage bills.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Nightlife is good, however I work in the bar its good in.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Aware of sports events.

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?

Great company to work for! highly recommended

Review 18/22 for E.ON UK

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