Placement Review at Hargreaves Lansdown

The Role

Role Description

Processing of client payments

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Always a welcoming place which made working relativly relaxed. Ability to be instinctive aided in easy working life.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Close relationship gained with working in small teams however social events and cross office working/communication aided in being made to feel valued

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Support and guidance was always readily available however iniciatve was encorauged

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Working hours could be extensive however introdution of new sytems made workload managable, always more work available

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I was encoraged to take on as much responsibilty as possible, with tasks that I would be solely responsible for

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

Learnt a lot which will help me with future working life however acedemic skill were not tested or developed.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Individuals could often become stressed due to client facing nature however being laid back enable comfotable working enviroment

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Felt as if I was not on placement but a permement member of staff

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

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

No training offered

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

• Financial Bonus
• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Company is young and as long as you are willing to work hard promotion should be easily posible

Other Information

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Only two placment students on placement

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

As cheap as you made it

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Bristol has a great nightlife

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

If you seeked them