Finance Careers Education Intern Review

by Financial and Legal Skills Partnership

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • I do enjoy the program and the nature of the job.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I dont have much interaction with other interns apart from the orientation day, yet they seemed nice.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyPlacement Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] (My supervisor) communicates with me effectively and provides me sufficient support.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Lots of work was given during the early stages.

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

    • Lots of responsibility in early stages.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have so many chances to brush up my skills such as presentation skills through various task on and off office.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • I work off-line (i.e. not in office) so cannot comment on this. yet the communications with colleagues are very effective, feel just like they're next to me.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There is some structures to the placement but certainly there are things they may improve, for example give a clear picture of tasks on a per-week basis instead of changing it from weeks to weeks.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not working in the office itself so i feel I dont have much senior exposure.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If they improve some logistics aspect of the organisation of the internship I could foresee myself working there.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I dont have much interaction with them since I work from home but they seem nice.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive but luckily the organisation sponsors some costs of traveling/living.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • No need to say more about London nightlife.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Cannot comment on this since I work away from the office.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

February 2014

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