Summer Placement Review

by Allianz UK

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Rating

2.7/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    2.6
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • Very good company to work at but the work placement I was given was irrelevant to my career aspirations and did not make use of my skill set

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

    • The team I was in were very friendly and really made me feel part of the team

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

    • Very good line manager who gave me feedback on all the work I did.

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

    • The amount of work I had to do was well balanced except for when my line manager was away on holiday and I was able to complete the work given over the time quite quickly and there was nothing left really for me to do for last two days.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A good amount of responsibility and was given owenership of project and was heavily involved with other major projects.

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

    • I did not learn anything new in terms of skills etc from my placement

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • Great Atmosphere, everyones is happy to help and always got time for placement students.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I was put into a division I did not ask for and was clearly not suited to me if they had looked at my CV this would have been obvious.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • No real investment in personal training and devlopment was given access to e-learning after I chased them.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They do not place graduates in London, Graduate salary is nothing to shout about and opportunites to progress in future not great

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • 3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Guildford is not cheap some people stayed in student accomadation rangine from £100 non catered to £190 catered

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not too bad went out for drinks a few times some nice pubs and a couple clubs

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No ther was not much to do other than what the interns organised themselves.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

September 2011

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