Placement Review at TNS (Taylor Nelson Sofres)

The Role

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

i enjoyed all the responsiblity given and the variety of the roles given

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

they all made me feel extremely valued and appreciated, this was shown by feeback given every quarter from managers

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

given lots of support in every area of the job, eg help to perform tasks, training courses to improve skills internally and externally

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

MORE BUSY AT certain periods eg the reporting quarters, but was genereally always kept busy

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

was responsible for sending out reports to clients on several occassions

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 help me to better plan things and has given an insite into the working world which will help in future jobs

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

friendly, humorous at times, generally pleseant

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

very well organised, had set training courses and schedules made

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

invested heavily, went on training accademy courses every month

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

• Above 25 days holiday

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

farely appealing although i would like to work in a more finace related role

Other Information

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

met up with the other placements on a number of occassions

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

fairly cheap as was just outside of london

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

fairly quite but was only 20 mins from central london

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

the company had basketball and football teams organised to play once every month

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?

great experience would recommend it to most people as gives a good insite to the working world

Review 7/9 for TNS (Taylor Nelson Sofres)

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