Technology and Operations Internship Review

by Santander

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly enjoyed it, the team was great

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Colleagues really appreciated the work I gave in and encouraged me to keep going. Valued what and how I did my work

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

    • Support was readily available. My line manager and the rest of the team were very easy to approach and ask for help when I was stuck.

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

    • I was not really that busy. Some days I had a work load enough for the day, others, I barely had anything to do.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a fair amount of responsibility. Initially I would be supervised, however I was independently working a few weeks into the internship

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills I learnt were greatly useful. I learnt how to professionally work in a team and how to manage my time. I improved on my punctuality and the internship made me greatly motivated to do well in my degree so I could come back for a graduate placement.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was lively, the people were jolly and extremely friendly. It was great to work there as you wouldn't feel stressed going to work, however, work was the main priority

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

    • Initially, the organisation was terrible. The process to get the internship was not what I expected. The place for my assessment centre got switched around a day before I was supposed to go in so paid unnecessarily more for train tickets. And once I got the internship, I was told and then didn't hear back from them for months. Documents got lost in the process and I had to go back several times to submit evidence for my background vetting. Nonetheless, once the internship started, everyone was prepared and it went well.

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

    • Greatly invested in the interns

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Future employment prospects seem good. A lot of the interns are offered a graduate job right after their internship which is excellent as you don't have to go through the whole process of applying.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • 4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • 3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Management, Information Technology, Retail, Sales, Voluntary

August 2016

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