Placement Year Review at HP

The Role

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

My job was varied and I was exposed to many different projects throughout my year.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

My European team made the effort to involve me and gave me challenging work on a daily basis.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

During my placement my manager was always there to offer me support and was always asking for my feedback on the work I was currently undertaking.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The job had its quiet periods, as with any job. However, I enjoyed these periods as I was able to keep myself working and reflect on the work I had done previously and the work I was yet to do.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I was in charge of several of teh intranet site, two internal learning forums, hands-on help with several analyst events and also assissted my manager with different marketing campaigns throughout the year.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The skills I have learnt this year will benefit me grately during my final year of study. On a basic level I am more thorough in checking my work, my organisation skills have increased and I am better at managing my time. On a business level I am able to see how marketing theories are put into practice by large multi national organisations. I have been able to work with people across the world and I have made some excellent contacts for my future career.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I was based in HPs UK HQ so the office was lively with a good mix of people. There were 50 interns based in the office so the atmosphere was always fun and young.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The placement scheme at HP has been running for over 20 years so they really understand what interns want to get out of their placements. I would encourage anyone to apply for HP if they have the opportunity.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

HP put a great deal of effort and time into nurturing their interns and we are encouraged to throw oursleves in at the deep-end.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Flexi Time
• Financial Bonus
• Company Parties/Events
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop
• Above 25 days holiday
• Working from home

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I am one of the few placement studenst at HP to be fortunate enough to be offered a fast track pass to the graduate scheme in 2009. This means I will not need to particpate in the preliminary interviews and I can go straight to the assessment centre day.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Excellent!!! There were 50 of us in total and we had many nights out during the year, charity pub crawls and excursions and a ball at the end of the yearorganised by the intern committee. I have made some great friends here and I will be sad to leave them.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

The cost of living was average considering we are so close to London.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

The area I lived in had an ok nightlife but we were close to London so we made use of this.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Yes, we had moutain walks and golfing society.

Review 95/95 for HP

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