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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was an enjoyable experience but i felt they could've been better prepared in having work for me to do.
I was asked to do quite a bit for the website as the weeks progressed, although did have to persistently ask for work to do for the magazine.
After being told what to do, i was mostly left to my own devices until i had finished each particular job.
Generally i was searching for work to do and repeatedly asking for work, although every few days i was fairly busy with work which took a while to complete.
I was given a fair amount of responsibility for the website but little for the magazine itself, only really being asked to research for articles and write up the competiton article.
It was insightful in regards to the industry but i wasn't given much feedback on the work i did, so have little to aim for in the future from this placement.
The Company
The atmosphere was very friendly with a lot of banter, to which i was included despite being the only female in the office.
I feel the company take on too many placement students (2 a week) and so give them little time for help and advice and also i don't feel the workload for placement students was very well thought through or prepared, with most of it being made up on the spot after i had pestered them for a while.
Not at all really
I'd like to write for them but preferably as a freelance rather than a full-time employee, mainly because i love the publication and the style of their articles, but feel that day-to-day in the office would become dull, particularly at the beginning of producing each issue when there is little to do.
The Culture
A few of us now keep in touch via facebook.
N/A - commuted from home each day.
Not too sure, think it'd be better to catch a train to nearby Kingston or London where there is great nightlife.
The fourfourtwo team play football every thursday lunchtime in a league.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Journalism & Publishing
Scotland
September 2009