RateMyPlacement
Enjoyable job with a lot of new challenges. There was no 'official' training for the job, just the standard student introduction to IBM. However learning took place and along with it came increased responsibility
It had nothing to do with anything I had learnt at university.
I like the variety of tasks and working with a great team.
- A very busy job, more so than other placements I have heard - Every day I felt I was learning something new - Felt part of the team and I am able to talk and raise my own views both with management but also talk with an external supplier.
I didn't, everyday was a struggle. And it was like this from the beginning when it took the management a month to find me a laptop to actually do some work, didn't make me feel welcomed at all.
Enjoyment varied weekly. Some weeks I'd be really busy and others I'd be bored. Very cyclical but you get used to it.
The first 3 months were exciting and very enjoyable, due to the fact I was meeting new people, socials with other placement colleges and getting into the working life. After that I got to choose what I wanted to do within the work place. I had a few options. This motivated me to keep working due to the change of projects and variety of work. However there are times where I did not have any work and found that the day dragged on.
Although some tasks I had to complete were repetitive, the majority of them were quite good- knowing your doing real work and not pointless tasks is a real bonus!
I did very much enjoy my job throughout the year. However there were points in the year where work thinned and I lost a little motivation until more came my way.
I loved my job during placement, it gave me a great insight into a Comp and Ben department and I ensured I would also work with other teams to gain general HR experience
I really enjoyed my placement, yet would not want to do it full time. Just a year was great, as I began to tire of the daily routing after about 9 months. It gave me a lot of experience of the world of business, yet some tasks got repetitive, and there was only limited opportunity to vary my role.
Very inspiring at times, but there were moments when I wasn't too keen on it.
The job was challenging at times but a lot of support was provided to me from management and other colleagues. I really enjoyed it.
Worked with nice people, the job was not as relevant a i had hoped
My job was very technical - exactly what I was looking for
The job role was very interesting and varied considerably over the weeks and months. I personally enjoyed the work I did during my placement.
Can get boring at times, but overall ok.
