Placement Year Review at George

The Role

Role Description

Assisting my line manager with day to day duties, including measuring and approving gold seals, requesting and comemrcially accepting/rejetced tested samples and failed test results

Team meeting and huddle minute writing. Assisting both the Ladieswear and Quality department.

Booking in suppliers for fits and writing the comments in the sessions whilst providing suggestions on how to improve the fit of the garment.

At the end of every month I run returns reports for every ladieswear department, calculating the top three returning lines for each of these. I also use Bazaar Voice to monitor online customer feedback by running reports and calculate customer ratings percentages

In my role I also carry out benchmarking and competitor shop exercises in order to eastblish how George compares to the rest of the highstreet

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I was given the opportunity to see many areas of the business

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I think initally, for the first half of my placement, some colleagues and managers saw me only as a placement student and referred to me as such. However now i feel liek part of the team

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

My line manager gave me so much support and guidance and I never felt deprived of this.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The department was very busy and occasionally I would work a few extra hours however I enjoyed the pace

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

I was given responsibilty very late on in my placement

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

I learnt various skills specific to my role as well as skills relating to the working environment and working with others

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

In general people were friendly and the office atmosphere was good

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

As there had not been a student placement on Ladieswear before I think they were unsure what tasks to give me initially and as a result was given admin tasks until later on in my placement year

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

There was many extra training course which I attended, my line manager also arranged many other visits to further my understanding of the industry

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised/Company Gym
• International Travel
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I think George woudl be a good place to work

Other Information

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Many colleagues live in different directions and often worked late so i do not think the social scene is particularly great

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Rugby is a small town and although leicester and Birmingham are fairly near a taxi would be quite expensive

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

sports were the only opportunties - netball

Review 13/19 for George

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