Placement Year Review at E.ON UK

The Role

Role Description

Maintain portal pages, help with Knowledge Hub, general library duties such as cataloguing and filing, general IRC enquiries.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Learned what I expected and got to do a lot of things, good experience

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Very friendly and professional team.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Supportive and helped me set challenges.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Always something to do - even if cataloguing/filing.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Got to do my own project, with lots of support when it was needed.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Will help a lot, very similar to the modules on my masters course.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Professional, but overall laid back and welcoming.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Initial IS issues meaning i couldn't log on for a couple of weeks, but otherwise good.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Been to one training course that was more of a brainstorming session.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised Canteen
• Subsidised/Company Gym

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Within a small team, not good.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Yes. Been out a few times but already have other friends in Nottingham.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Rent relatively cheap, socialising could be - did have to work a second job to be able to pay rent and bills, couldn't have gone out at all on just placement wage.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Good, but i work in the bar it's good in.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Aware of various sporting activities and groups.

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?

A lot of variation in the job, can be doing completley different things one day to the next, which is brilliant as you get a lot of varied experience. I got a lot out of doing my own project, got lots of support doing it and was interesting.

Review 11/22 for E.ON UK

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