Placement Year Review at ASOS

Placement Year Details

Job Title: Buyer's Administrative Assistant
Start Date: 2010
Length: Placement Year (10 Months+)
Location: London,
Greater London
Salary: £12,000 - £13,999
Roles: Fashion
Reviewer’s Course: Fashion And Textile Management
Reviewer’s University: Nottingham Trent University
Review Date: November 2011

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Administration/Secretarial
Advertising
Business Intelligence/Market Research
Design
E-Business
Education/Teaching
Fashion
Marketing
Public Relations
Sales

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Job Title: Buyer's Administrative Assistant

Overall Rated 6.1

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

The Role

Role Description: Support the buyer, do administrative tasks, maintain all samples, gold seal all garments in the department and raise orders.
1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Rated 8/10
2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Rated 6/10
3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Rated 5/10
4. How busy were you on a daily basis?: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Rated 4/10

I was always busy and would often work late.
5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Rated 7/10
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

The skills learnt were invaluable, these have really helped with returning to university and writting a dissertation.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

It was the first year of doing internships, I don't feel we had enough initial help, though this was improved upon for the next years interns.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

There was a lot of trainning on personal development and organisation skills.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I would really love the oppertunity to return to Asos.

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Rated 6/10
13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Rated 4/10
14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Rated 7/10
15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Rated 4/10

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 ASOS with a 6.1 star rating average.

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

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