Summer Vacation Scheme Review

by SJ Berwin

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Rating

2.2/5
  • About You
    3.4
  • The Company
    1.8
  • Everything Else
    1.6

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • The insight was pretty poorly planned as compared to the rest of the insights I have been to. As such, I did not enjoy the insight very much.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • It differs from person to person, some are pretty appreciative of your work, while others neglect to even say a thank you.

    3/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • There was a lot of guidance from my trainee and supervising associate during the insight.

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

    • To a large extent - Proofreading, research, etc.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • It was unfortunately very poorly structured. We were only informed of the venues for some events 5 minutes before the event.

    1/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Everyone was extremely busy with their work and the general atmosphere of the office did not seem very positive.

    1/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We had talks from the different departments which were pretty interesting.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I was given a wide range of work by my supervisors. However, the firm did not inform us of any pro bono opportunities available for employees nor clearly explain to us the secondment and international seats opportunity.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Not much. As we only got a chance to sit in one department for two weeks, the opportunity to gain a feel of the company culture across departments was extremely limited.

    1/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • 1/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • We were paid £275 per week.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • The social events involving trainees and partners had a very low turnout.

    1/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Extremely few networking/social event opportunities.

    1/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • We were invited to a cricket client game. Apart from that, no genuine effort was made to highlight the activities that employees can involved in outside of work.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Unfortunately it was very poorly planned and I did not enjoy my time there.

    1/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

August 2014

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