Placement Review at ITM Group

The Role

Role Description

Data entry and check (MS Excel and Access)
Translation of documents (Russian- Serbian- English)
Work with documents (in Finance, Accounting, Logistics, Law and Marketing sectors)
Administrative tasks (answering phone calls, e-mails, copying)
Updated the whole new data base of employees
Assisted HR Director at interviews
Worked on a research project on Serbia’s potential trade with Asian countries (searched for official statistics, contacted Trading Chambers for information, analyzed the data, created reports)
Was introduced to retail and warehouse (spending time in company’s official Tommy Hilfiger shop and its warehouse)
Gained professional knowledge in different areas while going through different sectors such as Logistics (Transportation processes and documents), Marketing (Stock levels, price creations, market strategies and advertisements), Law (creation of contracts), Research, Accounting, Finance, etc.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

I would have expected more variety, responsibility and challenge

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The best thing at this company was the people that worked there

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Sometimes I didn't see my manager for several weeks due to frequent business trips but somebody always replaced her.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Depending on the amount of work each day

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Reasonable but I would wished for more

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

I think that every experience is experience and even the negative one would have shown me areas of improvement or the road I don't wish to take

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

!!!

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

OK but could have been better as there was almost no structure due to inexperience in taking on placement students

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Generally OK but could have been much better

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Flexi Time
• International Travel
• Company Parties/Events
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Crisis has touched each company but even if I was offered a job there I wouldn't have accepted as I want to try different areas of work and different companies and see what attracts me more

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

All of my colleagues were great!!! I love them!

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

OK! I lived at home

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Nightlife in my city is great as I am told but I wasn't into that during my placement

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Yes, of course, it is a big city and I've done some useful stuff.

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?

I would say that you shouldn't get disappointed if the placement you wished for turns out to be way lower than your expectations. You should just draw a lecture from it and understand what are the things you want/ don't want to do in life.