Placement Year Review at Proud

The Role

Role Description

Putting up posters, refilling flyer holders, designing posters, flyers, menus etc

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

Whilst the design work was useful, there were a great many tasks that did not improve my level of experience.

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

I felt excluded from the cliquey day staff, sent on long and pointless errands and was used as a scapegoat for the inadequacies and inexperience of others.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

I was often told that the work I had done was not what they were after, and yet received little instruction about how to improve it.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Varied from day to day.

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

I was held responsible for missed deadlines

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

I completed enough design to pad out my portfolio but learnt no new skills.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Though there were friendly staff there, there was a definite feeling that I did not belong.

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

As previously mentioned, there didn't appear to be a great deal of organisation. Briefs were set unreasonably close to the deadline, usually because it had only just occurred to the staff to set them.

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

I learnt nothing new whilst on the internship.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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Rated 1/10

• There were no perks with this placement year

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

None of the paid staff had contracts, and seemed to be in constant fear of being fired.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The other interns were in the same boat and as such were friendly and commiserative.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Camden isn't cheap, but where in London is?

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There are plenty of great clubs and pubs in Camden

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10