Placement Details

  • Job Title: Accounts Assistant
  • Start Date: 2009
  • Length: Placement (5-9 Months)
  • Location: Reading,
    South West
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Roles: Automotive
  • Reviewer’s Course: Master Of Business Administration
  • Reviewer’s University: University of Buckingham
  • Review Date:

Company Sector

  • Accountancy

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Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Overall Rated 8.2

★★★★★★★★☆☆

The Role

Role Description

Help the finance team in various duties and activities and mainly transactions related to bank, reporting payments, posting and reconciling bank statements.

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

Rated 9/10

I had great time and good experience

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

Rated 10/10

very much valued by the people surronding me

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

Rated 9/10

I had a lot of supportive from the team

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

Rated 10/10

I was busy doing interesting job

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

Rated 6/10

Responsibility was given to me to make me feel more engaged and part of the team

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

Rated 7/10

This internship helped me to decide my career path and objective.

The Organisation

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

Rated 7/10

well balanced

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

Rated 9/10

very organized and repsonsibilities were well defined.

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

Rated 7/10

I have attended vairous courses during my inerenship in different areas and I think it helped me to build a stong business knowledge

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

Rated 9/10

  • Flexi Time
  • Subsidised Canteen
  • Staff Sales/Staff Shop
  • Above 25 days holiday
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

got a job with them

Other Information

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

Rated 8/10

was perfect

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

Rated 6/10

Average

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

Rated 8/10

Fairly good

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

Rated 8/10

Reading is quite big town and there are many activities for people who are interested.

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?

Excellent work environment

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 Porsche with a 8.2 star rating average.

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Review 7/7 for Porsche

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