Assistant Project Manager Review

by Spanda Foundation

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Excellent. The Learning process is somewhat speed up by the constant attention of the supervisor according to each interns, in my case, specifically according to my background and previous courses.

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

    • Very stimulating international environment, with shifts evry 4-6 months.

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

    • I was luck that at the time of my placement we were only 8 interns so I received full attention and suggestion, not only on the specific course, rather on life long expectations and introductory to the working atmosphere. Very stimulating.

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

    • Full time, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, short brakes, and very dynamic atmosphere.

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

    • I felt the load of responsibility it was sometimes over my edge, but it did actually increased my awareness of the tasks and of the expected results.

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

    • As a matter of fact, the gained learning and working knowledge will definitely be a tremendous asset for my working and personal life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • International, quite and relaxed, even though there were present 6 different nationalities; very informal atmosphere facilitating dialogue and getting to know each other.

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

    • Good enough. At times there were issue related with overlapping of assignments for team works, but pretty well organized on the overall.

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

    • Judging form the attention I personally received in bringing forth the assignments, must say quite a lot.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not many, as the org is mainly a 'volunteer' entity by constituency, winch makes it rather peculiar but interesting as I was really engaged in giving the best of myself without a second goal.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Excellent. May be I was lucky to share the experience with outstanding people, but from what I heard form previous interns, was the usual interaction.

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

    • Usual European standard.

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

    • Not much, but Amsterdam is a 50 minutes ride away!

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

    • I was suppliued with invitation to parties, conferences, lectures and social meeting addressed to the org.

    4/5
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Science

International

November 2015

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