Placement Year Review at GE Money Home Lending

The Role

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I throughly enjoyed the responsibilities I got to face every day.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I got along with the whole team and they valued me as a hard worker and a team player.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

My supervisor was mostly there for me if I needed any kind of support and they were very helpful.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I had a different variety of tasks and activities to do

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

For most of my placement, my first supervisor got extremely ill and therefore I was running the IT PMO office on my own for 3-4 months.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I hope the skills that I've developed will be beneficial within the long term.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The office was quite fun to work in

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

In my view, GEMHL had a great placement scheme however each of the intern's specific roles in the company will differ. But overall, the scheme was well run by HR.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

They invested alot of training and development for me which I was very happy with.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I would be quite happy to try and apply for their graduation scheme however I will definetely give my options open also.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The other interns are fantastic! Definetely some of them will be friends for life.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Living south can be quite expensive, especially quite close to Watford however I just managed with the cost of living and socialising.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Watford isn't really a great nightlife in my eyes (if you enjoy dance, then maybe). It's really a six cause you can always go into the capital and party but it is atad steep!

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I got involved in some volunteering work while my time on placement.

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?

Doing a placement is definetely a must-do, I would recommend anyone who can get a sandwich year, to go and do it and gain some very valuable skills within the working environment. Overall, it has been good fun!

Review 8/24 for GE Money Home Lending

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