Placement Year Review at BTS

The Role

Role Description

General System Admin Tasks, Server and Client hardware and software support and maintenance. Internal web application development.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great job variety. Learnt lots above a wide range of IT tasks.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I was always valued and my contribution was recognised by colleagues.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Management were always supportive and provided assistance when required.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Always busy, general tasks made up half the work whilst free time from the tasks was spent on development projects

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Following suitable training I was encouraged to look after certain tasks with the backup there if I needed it.

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

The skills learnt were real world skills that have been extremely useful going forward in my career and the skills have helped me into my current role.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great atmosphere, good team of people.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Details of placement were all organised in advance and the year met the advertised job role.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I was given training days to use as appropriate, I was given internal training on our own products and provided with learning materials for Microsoft exams.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Flexi Time
• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Returned to the job after placement.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

My particular year had a small intake and not too much social interaction between students but this changed with the students the following year.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Standard London living costs so they were average but not cheap.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Anything you needed was within a few miles in Croydon

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

We were often involved in Cinema trips, meals and sports events.

Review 2/3 for BTS

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