Placement Year Review at Cognito Ltd

The Role

Role Description

Monitor the network
Participate in project activities

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Gained a wide and varied experience of what it like in the workplace

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

You are always seen as one of the team and never just the Tea boy/girl

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Always there for you to ask a question or guide you through something

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Usually fairly busy, but I prefer to be busy that sat with nothing to do.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Like I said above you are one of the team, so you will be treated like one and given responsibilities. Also like I have said above you won't be by yourself when you come to exercise your responsibilities!

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Massively!

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

You are given objectives that they would like you to cover in the first 3-6 months the 2nd half is a little more free form depending upon your development

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Not so much when you are a placement student, my team were always happy to sit down and explain things, but since rejoining the company I have passed one certification and have been on a training course for another one.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• National Travel
• Company Parties/Events
• Above 25 days holiday

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Depends largely on the vacancies at the time however the company has grown a lot since I joined

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

There is a strong ethos at the company of working hard and enjoying the company nights out be that as a whole firm, team nights or just generally organised socials

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Newbury is a fairly wealthy town however I found it quite easy to live and socialise in the area whilst on placement

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Its not the best having been spoiled for choice at university, but places like Reading and London are not too far away

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There are weekly activities such as Football which the company pays for also we have had squash, pool leagues in the past that tend to come around annually

Review 4/5 for Cognito Ltd

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