Placement Year Review at George

The Role

Role Description

Buying role - Critical Path Management including Sample, Packaging and Price approvals. Completing amendment forms for products e.g. incorrect colours and costs. Working with direct-hosiery Company, setting up lines, liaising daily. Organising packaging and working with packaging supplier. Setting up for meetings, organising the department, in charge marketing for the department. Competitor shops, creating PowerPoint’s and spreadsheets e.g. best and worst files.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Great placement. Treated as a proper assistant. Given lots of responsibility and respect. Great team that I worked with. Lots of training. Very enjoyable.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Feel very valued by my immediate team. Not as valued by the trading managers.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

My manager gave me continious support and managerment through my entire placement.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

At some points throughout the year i was very busy e.g. important review meetings. But at other times it would be my general day to day roles. I was never bored throughout my placement and always had work to do.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I feel had an excellent amount of responsibility. I was given the responsibility for various projects, day to day roles etc. I feel to be given anymore responsibility would have been too much, as some things do need to be decided by the manager etc.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

This placement is different to my degree. However, there are many skills that i feel i will keep for life.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The atmosphere could sometimes be stressful, in stressful periods, however my team always kept very calm. Generally, the atmosphere was easy going and an easy working enviroment - not too loud or too quiet etc,

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I feel the placement was very well set up. I feel there could have been a few more meetings about how the placement was going - as there were a few things i would have like to discuss, such as working on a different department at some point through the year.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The company let me go on any traininng i requestd, and encouraged me to go on lots of training.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

• Subsidised/Company Gym
• Financial Bonus
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I very much hope to have future prospects within the organisation.

Other Information

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

The social scene was not as good as expected, however I lived with the other placement students where we socialised together.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The area i worked in was very cheap for socialising and living.

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

The area in which i worked did not have a great nightlife, however there are cities close by such as Birmingham and Leicester which do have a great nightlife.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

There were not that many activities outside of work to get involved in.

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?

George is a great place to complete a placement year. The training is endless, the responsibility is great, and you really feel like part of a team.

Review 12/19 for George

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