Placement Year Review at Vauxhall

The Role

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I really enjoyed the job, mainly due to the fact that it had so many other undergraduates working alongside each other. I just didn't enjoy the location of the placement.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Whilst working in my department, HR, they always try and involve you in everything and they're always willing to lend you support. Elsewhere in the company, they are always willing to help you as well.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I didn't have a line manager for the first few months of my placement so that was a struggle but once a line manager was put in place, the support and guidance was much better and I felt like I was given the guidance that I needed.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

My job is very ad hoc and also very busy at specific times of the year so although some days I wasn't that busy, when I was helping out with benchmarking, I was very busy and was coming in early and staying late but that is all part of the job and experience in my opinion.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I wouldn't exactly say "running the show!" but you do get given a lot of responsibility. For example, I have helped out with recruiting some of the undergraduates for next year as well as having to run a redundancy programme for the site that I am situated at.

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 think it more so will help me beyond university but it has enabled me to become more organised and ensure that I prioritise my time. All the skills that I have acquired will help me beyond university and hopefully in my future career.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

There was a good balance between everyone working hard and the odd joke going around the office and bit of banter.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It was very well set up although some things could have been organised slightly better.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The company do give you training in presentation skills, excel skills, safe driver training and also things that will help you in your specific role. For example, I also had interview training so that will be very beneficial when going for graduate jobs.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

• There were no perks with this placement year

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

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

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Review 34/61 for Vauxhall

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