Cost Consultant Review

by EC Harris

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • The nature of my colleagues created a relaxed but professional environment to work in which really helped to settle any initial nerves and made me look forward to going in to work.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Very much so, I could've easily been given admin tasks to complete for 12 weeks as I'm sure many placement students do, however I felt colleagues actively tried to vary my tasks and keep work interesting.

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

    • I was assigned a graduate 'buddy' upon arrival to help me with whatever I needed and this was incredibly useful. As my line manager wasn't always in the office it was great to have a buddy to give support with work and any other issues.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • It varied as it does for everyone. There were very busy periods when project deadlines approach and also more relaxed periods but I certainly wasn't sat around bored at any point.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I think I was given about as much responsibility as I possibly could have. Lots of time was spent learning new things and providing support on projects and I felt the balance of the two was spot on. Towards the end of the placement my responsibilities definitely grew and it was nice to feel trusted enough to be briefed and left with important work to complete independently given the length of my time there.

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

    • My time at EC Harris has 100% helped give me a greater understanding of how teams work to deliver projects and the role I can play in a graduate role on completion of university. Putting learnt information which previously was hard to relate to real life work in to perspective has massively helped me with my second year of study.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was generally really pleasant and a good, efficient place to work. The mix of young graduates of experienced professionals helped bring a very sociable feel to the office and I always felt anyone was approachable if necessary.

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

    • The time from my interview to start date was really quite short as I was keen for an immediate start and I can't fault the organisation of this. I was promptly emailed by my assigned buddy upon getting a job offer with a tailored induction pack including advice and tips for when I started. My first week of work was then structured with being assigned a laptop and being invited to attend other induction/health and safety activities.

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

    • The company invested in a personal laptop, relevant induction training and also allowed the IT department to install relevant new software on to my machine if requested.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing, I had a lot of fun working there and learnt so much.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes the social side was great which has lead to me keeping in contact with a few of my colleagues. Weekly 5-a-side football was a lot of fun, even if the results often weren't as positive as we'd of liked, it was a really good way to socialise.

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

    • I live at home with family near by so only really had a daily commute to worry about cost wise which was minimal. Birmingham is relatively cheap for the size of the city so socialising there is fine on your pocket.

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

    • Great!

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

    • Yes plenty, I very much enjoyed my time in the EC Harris football team amongst other social events.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

January 2015

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