Placement Review at TNS (Taylor Nelson Sofres)

The Role

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Was given lots of responsiblities and was a usefull insight into the working industry

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

by being given responsibility i felt i was a valued team member. Also from praise given.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

was given lots of support from manager and colleagues especially when starting. Quarterly reviews gave sufficient guidance to see how i had progressed

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

some days more busy than others, also depending on whether in reporting period

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

responsible for montly reporting with assistance from managers

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

will allow me to plan for due in dates etc

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

friendly, everyone had good sense of humour, people willing to help

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

well structured, provided sufficient training courses throughout the year

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

was given the option to go on several training courses eg powerpoint excell, and then more specific courses to the job in hand!

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

• There were no perks with this placement

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

the placement has a very good grad scheme and appear to be more than willing for us to be involved in this!

Other Information

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

not so much in epsom, more so in the london offices

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

living expesenses were fairly high in epsom, not as expensive as central london.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

normally very quiet on a weekday, not particuklaly busy at the weekends either. london was best bet for good nightlife

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

several sporting activities were given, running for charities etc

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Overall working for Tns has been a pleasent time, i would imagine any placement would enjoy there time at the company and working with the friendly staff

Review 3/9 for TNS (Taylor Nelson Sofres)

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