Placement Year Review at Samworth Brothers

The Role

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Very exciting to be in such a challenging vast moving new environment. The two six month placements were on two different areas of the industry,i.e. on in the technical departement and on in production, and it was interesting to get a taste of both areas.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Difficult to rate this as the experience from the two placements was very different.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The managers were very supportive, understanding and pushing to get the most out of me.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Samworth Brothers will support you but is up to you to make the most out of your job. Especially while working on the technical departement I found they were very supportive of new ideas and challenging the status quo

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The company tries hard to give a real position, so your contributuin is valuable.

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

Very important addition to the CV, to understand the food industry and to better identify your strength and weaknesses.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Always very busy

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Above 25 days holiday

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I believe one of their strengths is that they really care about their employers and they will work hard to challenge and push you to reach the best of your potential.

Other Information

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Leicester is generally quiet cheap to live.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Not really applicable to me so I wouldn't be able to judge.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Review 14/15 for Samworth Brothers

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